Former Liverpool man regrets the way he left Anfield

Former Liverpool player Javier Mascherano has opened up about the end of his career at the Anfield, saying that he regrets part of the way he left the club and that the Reds will always hold a special place in his heart. As Barcelona swooped for the Argentinian in 2010, Mascherano says that Liverpool resisted selling him and that he had to take matters into his own hands by refusing to play against Manchester City. In the end, the Blaugranas got their man - but that doesn't mean that Mascherano doesn't regret the way his time at Anfield ended. Speaking in the April 2021 issue of FourFourTwo magazine, Mascherano said: "On one side I honestly do, as Liverpool fans weren’t happy with me at all and I completely understood why. On the other hand, the board at the time had promised me something and weren’t keeping their word. "There was an agreement between us that if Liverpool received a decent offer for me, I’d be permitted to leave. We’d spoken about extending my contract, but it seemed like the directors didn’t care about me. In the pre-season after Rafa left, Roy Hodgson arrived. We had a meeting with the managing director, Christian Purslow, who told me I could go if a good offer came in. Then there was an offer on the table, but Liverpool were looking the other way. "I was quite angry that they weren’t keeping their word. Refusing to play at City was the way I found to show my annoyance. I’d told the club I wanted to leave for family reasons, so I was very upset to have to act the way I did. There was no other option – otherwise, Liverpool wouldn’t keep their promise." Mascherano went on to play 334 games for the Catalan outfit, both as a midfielder and a defender. The Argentinian was a big success, winning five La Liga titles, two Champions League trophies and plenty of other honours. Source- FourFourTwo Join us on Telegram!/ Follow us on Twitter!

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