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Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock has discussed how he contemplated suicide after falling out of love with football.

Warnock made 67 appearances for the Reds after coming through the club's academy set-up, helping Liverpool win the UEFA Super Cup in 2005.

Warnock explained that during both the back end of his playing career and soon after retiring, he suffered depression and suicidal thoughts.

Stephen Warnock made more than 60 appearances for Liverpool.

He'd give me homework to do, and the more homework I was doing and thinking about things, working on things, the better I felt.

I tell him all the time he saved my life.”

Warnock went on to add that he wishes he could have called time on his playing career sooner than he did, but was unable to do so due to financial strain from an "ill-advised" investment.

“I was going back into training every morning on maybe three hours' sleep.

"Head touches the pillow, and I'm constantly thinking about how I get out of this.