Atletico Madrid winger Simao Sabrosa admits he could easily have been playing for Liverpool at the Vicente Calderon.

He told guillembalague.com: "(laughing) I don't remember, it was a while ago….no…I was on the verge of signing, just about to travel to Liverpool, but there were complications and I couldn't make the trip over because of one thing or another and, in the end, Benfica wouldn't let me leave.