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'I knew it was a bad tackle, I did it on purpose and I'm not ashamed of it': Ex-Liverpool academy player admits DELIBERATELY injuring a team-mate to secure a place in Jurgen Klopp's FA Cup team

Former Liverpool academy player Tom Brewitt has sensationally admitted that he deliberately injured a team-mate in order to win a spot in Jurgen Klopp's team.

Brewitt, who played for Morecambe last season before being released this summer, claims he was desperate to make the step up to the senior side and saw the opportunity to do so when the club went through an injury crisis during the 2015-16 campaign.

Klopp was light at the back for an upcoming FA Cup tie with Exeter during his first season at Anfield, which Brewitt believed was his moment to make his debut.