Liverpool star Xherdan Shaqiri has hit back at Stoke City midfielder Charlie Adam in an interview with the Evening Standard.

The Swiss winger secured a move to Anfield in the summer, following the Potters' relegation to the Football League. That prompted Scottish midfielder Adam to lash out, claiming the 26-year old 'never turned up' when Stoke needed him.

Defending himself, Shaqiri revealed he isn't the so-called bad boy many have him labelled as, and when it came to contributions, his was perhaps more telling than most.

“Some ex-football players, or ex-teammates, they spoke to the media and it looks like I am a bad boy or something but I’ve never been a bad boy or had some problems at a club," Adam told the Evening Standard.

He then went on to defend his own contribution to the cause, as well as pulling apart that of Adam, he continued:

“I know what he said was totally wrong because at that time I played there - especially when times were hard - I was there and I was scoring a lot of goals.

"I was one of the only ones who helped the team with goals in difficult games and he was that guy who took the red card in [important] league games (against Everton) and missed a penalty (against Brighton).”

Shaqiri is now playing for the side top of the Premier League and has a Champions League appearance amongst his five outings for the Reds.

“I don’t have to prove Charlie Adam or some people that are speaking about me wrong," he concluded.

The Verdict

You have to say he's right. Shaqiri doesn't have anything to prove, he impressed in the World Cup and the stats suggest he did pull his weight last season, although he was one of the few.

Xherdan Shaqiri didn't relegate Stoke and he doesn't have an apology to make to his teammates either.

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