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Published 00:49 11 Mar 2017 GMT
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Alonso and Carragher were teammates for several years (photo credit: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)"Benitez had his best team in five years at Anfield. We were close to having a team that could win the Premier League and perhaps reach another Champions League final. Why did he have to continue the fight with Xabi? He had won the initial battle by getting the upturn in his form. "What's more, Xabi was under contract, so Liverpool didn't have to sell. They proved that the same summer when not letting Javier Mascherano join Barcelona. But the writing was on the wall for Xabi and things were never really the same after he left."Liverpool finished seventh that season, and Benitez moved on at the end of the campaign. Neither Roy Hodgson nor Kenny Dalglish could lead the Reds into a Champions League spot, and indeed only once in the last seven seasons have they finished higher than 6th. During that same period, Alonso - who will retire at the end of the current season - has won La Liga, the Bundesliga, the Champions League and the World Cup, and has been named in the FIFPro World XI twice. Oh what could have been.
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