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Loanees could indirectly aid parent clubs in race for Prem's top four

Lazar Markovic is nobody's idea of a great Liverpool signing. Costing £20 million in July 2014, he is best remembered for a red card in a crucial Champions League tie with Basel. His offence that December night was to jhttp://www.espnfc.co.uk/uefa-champions-league/story/2190626/basels-behrang-safari-denies-influencing-ref-over-lazar-markovic-red-cardab fingers into the face of Behrang Safari as Liverpool could only draw 1-1 and crashed out of the group stage.

Memories may have been jogged as Markovic joined Hull City on loan this week, having spent the last 18 months at Sporting Lisbon and Fenerbahce.

At last, the Serbia winger can be of use to his parent club since Hull play Manchester United in the Premier League next Wednesday.