'I had to leave Liverpool after Jurgen Klopp’s actions – I still don’t regret it'

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I don't know exactly how the reaction has been after that, but if there is somebody who maybe should be angry, massively disappointed or whatever in this case then it could be the manager of the club, with players leaving."But I'm not because I know we tried absolutely everything – the club tried everything to convince Phil to stay here and carry on going the way together with us and stuff like that. It is exactly like everybody knows – it was his dream and it's the truth when I say he left Liverpool only for one club and that was Barcelona.

There was a moment when I knew it would come up again in this transfer window – and it came up massively – and it would then be very difficult if we had said what we could have done, of course, 'here's your contract and you have to stay here', to [then] use him as a player in the second part of the season."That is then a decision I had to make at one point, does it make sense? At no time [does he have any regret]."Things did not turn out as I imagined, as people expected, as I expected because I am the first to demand of myself on the field, I tell myself that I have to give more on the field.

I tried everything, I have always been very professional and I don't regret anything."It was always my dream to play for Barça and I went there, I enjoyed it, I was able to meet many people, win titles and it will always be in the story of my life." When probed if he would alter anything about his career trajectory, he responded: "Nothing. I would not change anything."Going back is impossible, but as I said I don't regret anything, I always gave my best in training as I do here and as I did last year and as I will do next year.