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Philippe Coutinho has been well and truly left with egg on his face(Image: Getty Images)

Philippe Coutinho's Liverpool departure will forever go down as a huge turning point for both player and club.

As the Reds bask in the glory of their 2024/25 Premier League title triumph, the echoes of comments Coutinho made seven years ago resonate with a bitter irony.

"I really want to win big titles," he said after arriving in Catalonia.



In came Virgil van Dijk, Alisson and Fabinho - the defensive spine of Klopp's emerging super-team that allowed the likes of Mo Salah, Sadio Mane, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson to wreak havoc with reckless abandon going forward.

Philippe Coutinho's dream move to Barcelona didn't work out for him(Image: Getty Images)

On top of that, Coutinho's dream move to Barcelona quickly soured.

This season's Premier League crown is the eighth major trophy they've lifted since Coutinho left, and is a testament to the club's enduring ambition - a quality Coutinho underestimated.

Coutinho was a huge hit at Anfield, but traded it all for a shot at success in Spain(Image: AFP/Getty Images)

It also serves as a cautionary tale: the grass beyond Anfield isn't always greener.

That said, Coutinho insists he has "no regrets" about his decision to quit the club.

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"I had this dream to play for Barcelona.

Then the opportunity presented itself and I couldn't say no to my dream," he said on Premier League Stories earlier this month.

"I have no regrets about everything I experienced, all the places I've been.