Former Manchester City attacker Craig Bellamy has admitted his move to Liverpool back in 2006 was a mistake, conceding that he should have listened to former Manchester United striker Mark Hughes' advice.
On the books of Blackburn Rovers at the time, Bellamy swapped Ewood Park for Anfield, signing a four-year contract. He earned the high-profile move to Merseyside after scoring 17 goals and registering four assists in 32 games for Rovers in the 2005/06 campaign.
Despite scoring a respectable nine goals and chalking up six assists in his debut season at Liverpool, he sealed a move to West Ham United in July 2007.
The move to London failed to work out and he ended up returning to Anfield in August 2011, following a spell at City and a loan stint with Cardiff City. READ MORE: Christian Eriksen has given United a City dilemma READ MORE: Pep Guardiola raises Phil Foden injury concern ahead of derby But as for his first move to Anfield 17 years ago, Hughes, who was Blackburn manager at the time, advised him not to join the Merseysiders, saying their style of play would not suit his own characteristics.