Javier Mascherano has finally lifted the lid on his bitter exit from Liverpool in 2010 and admitted he had to take matters very much into his own hands to force a transfer.
After arriving at Anfield from West Ham in 2007, the Argentine spent three years on Merseyside and developed into one of the world's best defensive midfielders under Rafa Benitez while earning cult status at the club.
But things soured and he found that promises had not been kept when it came to his future, and soon Mascherano had to take matters into his own hands.