Ex-Liverpool starlet opens up on major ‘Disappointment’ of sudden exit

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More than two decades after Istanbul, the 46-year-old former Spanish winger opens up on his brief Liverpool spell, dressing-room chaos, and why leaving Anfield hurt. “It feels incredible that so many years have passed because the memories feel like yesterday,” he said.

You have time to do lots of other things, although you miss training every day and you notice the difference physically.” Believing in the European dream When Benítez arrived from Valencia, he inherited a squad that felt detached from Europe’s true elite. “There was no doubt we weren’t the favourites, nowhere near,” he said.

“We found ourselves in the final without expecting it,” he admitted. “I always say I know what it feels like to lose a Champions League final because I felt I’d already lost one.