The wrong decision can set a club back years, and occasions like those Liverpool have again today at Wembley, with a trophy at stake, might once again become as rare as they have been for other slumbering giants of the English game who have not been easily roused.
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Man Utd want two signings from AC Milan and Ajax, Victor Orta is 'obsessed' with bringing a Leeds star to Sevilla, while Tottenham want a Brazil midfielder.
Man Utd want a €110m duo to replace Raphael Varane and Casemiro, Tottenham have suffered a major double transfer blow, while Newcastle fancy a LaLiga coach.