First Suarez now Sterling ? Liverpool not capable of keeping their star players?

Liverpool must let go of the past if they are to
avoid becoming an irrelevance, according to

former Manchester United defender Gary Neville.
The England coach and Sky Sports pundit has
delivered a withering assessment of the problems
faced by the Anfield club, where, he says, there is
too much pressure on players around the city
itself.
The Reds face losing Raheem Sterling this summer,
despite manager Brendan Rodgers' claims to the
contrary, following a week of speculation and
explosive comments from the youngster's agent.
But Neville argues that Sterling would merely
represent the latest in a long line of top talents to
have moved on in the search of trophies, and says
the club needs a rethink from top to bottom.
"The prospect of losing Sterling will be a major
concern for everybody connected to the club, but
the uncomfortable truth is that this is nothing new
for Liverpool," he wrote in The Telegraph .
"Just look back over the past 10-15 years and
count the number of players who have left Anfield
to pursue bigger and better things elsewhere.
"Steve McManaman, Michael Owen, Javier
Mascherano, Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres and
Luis Suarez have all gone."
Neville also believes the passion of supporters on
Merseyside puts extra pressure put on Liverpool
players and can be counterproductive.
He said: "Jamie Carragher told me that whenever
Steven goes out in Liverpool he simply cannot
escape the attention or go about his business
without being aware of the suffocating pressure
that comes with being a Liverpool player in the
city.
"I can't think of any United or City players who
would socialise or go for a meal in Liverpool, but I
know of several Liverpool or Everton players who
do exactly that in Manchester."
Though the Fenway Sports Group, headed by John
W. Henry, has stabilised the club following the
tumultuous reign of Tom Hicks and George Gillet,
Neville believes the Boston Red Sox owner isn't
the right figurehead for the club.
"Liverpool need a visionary with the ambition to
take the club into the 21st century. They even
decide transfers by committee. How can that be an
efficient, clean process with clear accountability?
"Great football clubs like Liverpool will never go
away, but they need to find a way to arrest the
slide and make themselves a team that players
want to play for rather than one they try to leave in
search of bigger things elsewhere."