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History is littered with footballers whose careers were altered by their club changing managers and the new man having no need for them.

Players purchased by Brendan Rodgers – such as Joe Allen and Christian Benteke – were soon out of favour at Liverpool once Jurgen Klopp began implementing his brand of fast paced, counter pressing football.

But at least they had the opportunity to perform for the man who had shown faith by signing them. For some, the change of name on the manager’s office door occurred between them agreeing to join and then moving to the club.

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This arrangement worked out well enough for Djibril Cisse. His move to Anfield was organised by Gerard Houllier but he made his debut for Rafa Benitez at the start of the following season. As they won the Champions League and FA Cup together (with Cisse scoring in the final of the latter), the move proved to be a successful one.

Milan Jovanovic, who turns 43 today, was not so fortunate, and the whole structure of the club changed during his early time in England. As the Hicks and Gillett ownership continued to spiral out of control in early 2010, it was announced that Jovanovic would be joining Liverpool on a free transfer ahead of the 2010/11 campaign.

The Standard Liege forward, who had played at Anfield for them in a Champions League qualifier in 2008, was a man in demand. Looking at his record, it’s easy to see why he would’ve attracted attention. Jovanovic was in Belgium’s top eight players for combined goals and assists for three successive years, and also in the top six for shots on target for

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