'Liverpool left me no choice but to join Real Madrid – their actions were awful'

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Liverpool will host Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday and while they might not be domestic rivals, there's plenty of history between the two European giantsSteve McManaman revealed that Liverpool's handling of Roy Evans was the catalyst for his departure to Real Madrid. I didn't associate my club with dealing with people like that.Watch Amazon's Champions League coverage freeThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.

Learn morePrime Video is broadcasting one UEFA Champions League fixture every gameweek free for Amazon Prime members or those signing up for a 30-day free trial."When they got rid of Evo, and the way they did it, I made up my mind then: 'Right, I'm leaving.' I told Gerard early on and he kept it quiet, all credit to him. I was playing really good football and I needed to test myself.

I felt that I needed to go."I wanted to go abroad, I didn't want to play for somebody against Liverpool. I was playing good football and I had the right kind of clubs interested in me - Barcelona, Madrid and Juventus.