Former Liverpool defender Glen Johnson fondly reflects back on his time on Merseyside ahead of his debut with Stoke this weekend and has no regrets about the way in which he’s left, via the Mirror.
Having left Anfield and made the move to the Britannia Stadium, Johnson doesn’t feel as though the Reds are stronger this season than they were last term.
“I had a very good time [at Liverpool] and enjoyed the majority of it. But I turned down a new contract at the end of the day, so it ended exactly how I would like,” said Johnson.
The 30-year-old full-back respects the irony that his potential debut with Stoke will be his first match against his former Liverpool, who he made 200 appearances for.
“It’s just typical my first game [for Stoke] is against my old club. That’s football and we’ll do what we’ve got to do. It’s my job and I’ll treat it as any other game.”
Johnson defends himself about his recent form: “I’ve been in the Premier League for 12 years – I’ve got nothing to prove. When I was fit I was in the team, simple as that. There’s no problems at all.”
The former Liverpool man claims the team hasn’t improved since his departure, despite all the incomings:
“They’ve made some signings, but not ones that are going to walk straight into the team. They’ve lost Raheem [Sterling], who was an important player, so I wouldn’t say it’s a better squad than last year.”
Lastly, Johnson hopes to knock Liverpool back on opening day:
“It will be key for them to get off to a good start, but we want to be difficult to beat and try to improve on last season’s points tally. That was a record for the club, so if we beat that we will be happy.”
