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Minamino didn’t feel deserving of Premier League medal & wants to prove worth at Liverpool

Takumi Minamino admits to feeling undeserving of the Premier League winners’ medal he claimed with Liverpool in 2019-20, with the Japan international still looking to prove his worth.

A £7.25 million ($10m) transfer took the versatile 26-year-old to Anfield during the January window of 2020.

He took in 10 appearances from that point, with a title party staged on Merseyside for the first time in 30 years.

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Minamino did play some part in that success, but admits to feeling uneasy at picking up a prize that others contributed significantly more to.