Gary Neville makes ‘utterly depressing’ Liverpool transfer claim

Gary Neville has described Luis Diaz’s instant impact at Liverpool “utterly depressing” and has compared Jurgen Klopp with the legendary managers in the club’s history.

The ex-Manchester United defender was speaking after watching his former side lose 4-0 to the Reds at Anfield . Goals from Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Diaz helped Liverpool briefly climb to the top of the Premier League and take the latest step in their quest for an unlikely quadruple this season.

Meanwhile for United, who have since confirmed the appointment of Erik ten Hag, it was the latest dent to their hopes of securing a Champions League place. Asked for his thoughts after the final whistle, Neville couldn’t hide his feelings when discussing the recent arrival of Luis Diaz on Merseyside.

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“Honestly, it’s utterly depressing,” he told the Gary Neville Podcast . “From the moment I saw him play in the Carabao Cup final, which was the first time I’d seen the lad live - particularly when I look at him, he’s playing off the left-hand side and I look at it from a right-back’s perspective.

“So, I have a pretty good eye about what I wouldn’t have liked and what I would like – I thought ‘oh my God, what a player he is, His tenacity, his skill, his pace, his fight, his spirit, everything. He’s cost not a lot again. They have found another one.”

With Diaz added to the forward options at Jurgen Klopp’s disposal, Neville claimed that the Reds now have five “world-class” forwards within their ranks, alongside Roberto Firmino, Diogo Jota, Mane and Salah. And the Sky Sports pundit insisted that the strength