'WORST PLAYER' LABEL DOESN'T BOTHER ME NOW

DUNDEE'S TORRID TIME AT ANFIELD

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Belatedly named on the bench for the first time against Valencia in the UEFA Cup in late October, his debut followed against Fulham in the League Cup when he was introduced in the 83rd minute.

A second outing followed in the return leg against Valencia at the start of November, before Dundee suffered a knee injury.

In his absence, Evans left the club with Houllier taking sole-control of the side. And the Frenchman swiftly left Dundee in no doubt that his time at Anfield was already over.

"When Gerard Houllier took over by himself and Roy Evans left, then my time was over there," he recalled.

"It didn’t matter how I trained or what I did, there was nothing I could do. I had to leave.

"He made it clear as well. As soon as he took over, there were a few players, I can remember, that I think he sorted out.

"There were quite a few players in that season that he didn’t want anymore. I know that at the end of the season Paul Ince and I used to train alone because he didn’t want us to train with the team."