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Adam Lallana felt 'petrified' when he was thrown on for Mohamed Salah in Liverpool's 2018 Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid and admits he 'couldn't get near anyone' after 'terrible' injury-hit season at Anfield

Adam Lallana has admitted that he felt 'petrified' when he was thrown on to replace Mohamed Salah during Liverpool's Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid in 2018.

Lallana, who now plays for Brighton, was sent on in place of the Egyptian star, who was forced to leave the field in a flood of tears after picking up a shoulder injury in the first half following a robust challenge from Sergio Ramos.

Despite only starting three games that season due to a hamstring injury, Jurgen Klopp gave Lallana the nod but the 32-year-old realised he was way out of his depth while having to contend with Luka Modric, Casemiro and Toni Kroos in the middle of the park.