Liverpool legend to return vs Borussia Dortmund after angry substitution 'dispute'

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We all thought he'd pulled up." Cissé spent merely two seasons at Liverpool, yet his heroics in the Champions League final and his memorable goal in the Reds' 2006 FA Cup final victory against West Ham secured his cult hero status.His move to Anfield came after a 26-goal season for Auxerre in Ligue 1, and it wasn't only the Premier League giants who were pursuing his services.The Frenchman has previously revealed that he nearly joined Barcelona and Real Madrid, but turned down a move to Spain in favour of Liverpool due to his prior commitment to becoming a Red."I nearly signed for Barcelona and Real Madrid in the summer of 2004," Cissé told Poker Strategy. "However, I turned those offers down in favour of a move to Liverpool.

That season, I scored 26 goals at Auxerre, so there were a lot of clubs interested in signing me that summer, but I wanted the move to Anfield.Cisse celebrates winning the FA Cup(Image: Sportsphoto/Allstar, Getty Images)"I had given my word to Liverpool, and I didn't want to go back on that agreement. Of course, it would have been great to line up at the Camp Nou or the Bernabeu alongside the talent there was there at the time, but I had already had some good conversations with the club, and I was happy to sign for Liverpool."Liverpool is a great club, and it was one of the best nights of my career to win the Champions League in the way we did in Istanbul the following year, so I'm very happy with the choice I made." Last year, Cissé disclosed that a former Liverpool manager proved pivotal in convincing him to relocate to England.

He said: "I chose Liverpool because of, first, Gerard Houllier. I gave my word to Liverpool a year before I actually signed for the club; in my last season with Auxerre, I had already told Liverpool I would join them."