I have had a lot of injuries - now I'm enjoying my football again after leaving Liverpool

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Former Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita has made a honest admission about his struggles with injury in recent yearsNaby Keita has admitted he is beginning to enjoy his football again after a difficult few seasons. The former Liverpool star was often plagued by injury during his time with the Reds, with such issues limiting him to just eight Premier League appearances during his final year at the club.The Guinean left Liverpool in the summer of 2023 at the end of his contract, and went on to return to Germany as he signed for Werder Bremen on a free transfer.However, his woes continued with the Bundesliga outfit before he was bombed out by the club after refusing to board the team coach after learning he would not be named in the starting XI for a clash with Bayer Leverkusen in April 2024.READ MORE: Florian Wirtz gets emotional as under-fire Liverpool star sent touching message from parentsMaking just five appearances for Bremen, Keita was sent on loan to Ferencvaros back in January and is enjoying much better fortunes for the Hungarian side - who are managed by former Liverpool striker Robbie Keane.The 30-year-old has made 21 appearances for the club to date and helped them win the Nemzeti Bajnoksag I title last season.

And having been frustrated by injuries during his time at Liverpool in particular, the midfielder is relieved to be piecing his career back together in Hungary.“I have had a lot of injuries in the last year and couldn’t give a lot to Bremen last season,” he admitted. But the move was agreed the previous year after the Reds had first failed to persuade the Bundesliga outfit to sell in 2017, and then seen them resist further attempts mid-season to bring his switch forward to January.He would go on to 129 appearances during his five years at Anfield, returning 11 goals and six assists as he helped Liverpool win the Premier League, Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, FA Cup, League Cup and European Super Cup.Keita has now revealed what Jurgen Klopp told him after he belatedly completed his move to Liverpool.“I remember when I first joined Liverpool,” Keita said.

He would later be ruled out for the rest of the campaign through injury.But he bears no ill-feelings towards his former club. Insisting he is a Liverpool fan, he was delighted to see the Reds win the Premier League last season and is still in touch with a number of his former team-mates.“Now I’m a Liverpool fan and I follow the team,” he told Telecomasia.