The former Three Lions star left Anfield for Portsmouth due to his limited playing minutes under manager Rafa Benitez, but he wishes he never left after seeing backup striking duo Andriy Voronin and David Ngog getting chances.
“The one thing that niggles away at me is leaving Liverpool in 2008. Rafa Benitez was happy to let me go and I was only ever going to be a Plan B,” Crouch told Sportsmail when answering a question about what his biggest footballing regret is.