Defoe admitted: It broke my heart when I was left out of the squad for the Euros last year because I felt Id done enough to be involved. SAM JOHNSTONE is wanted by Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce in a £3million permanent deal. The French international seems destined to leave Spain in the summer, and the former Gunners forward believes the 26-year-old is just the type of player they need. He and his brother, Mathias, had lots of time for one another when they went up against each other in Europe. Keep up to date with ALL the Liverpool news, gossip, transfers and goals on our club page plus fixtu. e field as the game was abandoned after 88 minutesGetty Images8Sadio Mane lined up for Senegal before scoring a penaltySadio Mane hammers in two goals for Liverpool against TottenhamThe Sun. The Canada striker hit 32 goals in two seasons and has continued his goalscoring form into this campaign with three strikes in his first two appearances. Similarly, crowd trouble was the issue on this occasion as well. Im not talking about being in the starting team, just being part of the squad and having the opportunity to work with players of that quality. Talk of a switch to the Chinese Super League during the winter transfer window did not turn into a move but Rooneys future lies away from United.