Harry Kewell believes Liverpool "made the right decision" to sign him instead of Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Reds signed the Australian for £5 million from Leeds United in 2003 ahead of an 18-year-old Ronaldo, who instead went to Manchester United.
Kewell told AS (h/t James Cambridge of the Express):
"I mean, back when I signed for Liverpool, I think I was the No. 1 person to go round in that year. I think he [manager Gerard Houllier] made the right decision.
"In hindsight, yes, you could turn around and say a lot of things, there's a lot of great players that have gone elsewhere that have never been signed.