Gascoigne

How Liverpool missed out on a potential world-class star

Carragher recalls Houllier’s dismissal of Liverpool’s Gascoigne-like talent Jamie Carragher has revealed that Liverpool once possessed a player he believed could reach the heights of Paul Gascoigne – only for Gerard Houllier to overlook him. The story of David Thompson serves as a fascinating “what might have been” in the club’s long history of near...