Rodgers' Liverpool went backwards as soon as Suarez left. Suarez needed a muzzle at Anfield but his goals got them results onfield. That's the problem for Liverpool. They can't match it on the transfer market with the Chel$ea, Man $ity, Arsenal and Man U's, let alone the big continental clubs like Real, Barca, Juve, Bayern, etc. The aura of the 70s & 80s has long gone so the modern stars see the best way to fame, fortune and major trophies is elsewhere away from Anfield.