Liverpool manager made player have a shower at half-time then played him in second half

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One Liverpool star endured a wild ride of emotion in the 2005 Champions League final after he was subbed off before being brought back into Rafa Benitez's teamLiverpool cult hero Djimi Traore was left "devastated" when Rafa Benitez sent him for a shower midway through the club's iconic 2005 Champions League final win over AC Milan. Those who featured in the greatest comeback of all time recalled Benitez's dramatic decision to send his left-back to the showers before being compelled to perform a swift U-turn.Traore, 46, said he "felt ashamed" of his individual performance, as well as that of the team.

"Rafa tells Djimi Traore that he is going off. He says 'Traore, shower'.

He [Traore] is devastated, he has just been brought off in the biggest game of his life. Djimi goes for his shower and Didi Hamann goes out to warm up because he is coming on at half-time.READ MORE: 'Liverpool manager's behaviour was disgusting – he made me consider quitting football'READ MORE: 'I played for Liverpool and Chelsea - it's clear which is the biggest club in the country'Hamann then commented how he felt helpless in his bid to impact the scoreline as he added: "My first reaction was, 'What am I meant to do now?'""We were 3-0 down against a world XI, the chances of coming back are next to nothing.