Liverpool expansion list: If Reds could only keep 11, who would they be?

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Liverpool players celebrate victory after the UEFA Europa League quarter final, second leg match between Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund at Anfield on April 14, 2016 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Liverpool players celebrate victory after the UEFA Europa League quarter final, second leg match between Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund at Anfield on April 14, 2016 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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Mamadou Sakho of Liverpool FC during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final match between Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool on April 7, 2016 at the Signal Iduna Park stadium at Dortmund, Germany.(Photo by VI Images via Getty Images)
Mamadou Sakho of Liverpool FC during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final match between Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool on April 7, 2016 at the Signal Iduna Park stadium at Dortmund, Germany.(Photo by VI Images via Getty Images)

9. Mamadou Sakho

Sakho gets the nod over Lovren in this fictional sequence because he’s proven longer at Liverpool. Lovren reverted back to being a good player this season, but Sakho had been doing it for the majority of his time at Liverpool.

The poor Frenchman had the end of his season and European Championships robbed from him because of UEFA’s ineptitude. They banned him for failing a drug test then pretty much just muttered “my bad” in June and said his ban was no longer in effect and no further action would be taken.

Frustrating.

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