Liverpool fans had previously been annoyed not to have signed the Arsenal defender.

Last summer Sead Kolasinac looked like being one of the best signings of the season as Arsenal snapped him up on a free transfer from Schalke.
Several months on and Liverpool fans are hailing a lucky escape.
Kolasinac’s performance against Manchester City last night was panned by watching supporters as the Bosnian was found wanting.
He naively showed Bernardo Silva inside onto his favourite foot for the City winger to curl in an opening goal.

Arsenal were easily beaten for the second time in a week by City and it could have been embarrassing had the visitors not eased up in the second half, having scored three by half-time.
Liverpool signed Andy Robertson from Hull City instead of Kolasinac and that was a deal which was criticised for being unambitious.
Robertson has been a revelation for Liverpool, and fans are delighted now that the club signed the Scot instead of moving for Kolasinac…
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