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'I think I told him to f*** off!': Phil Thompson recalls outburst at Richard Keys during disastrous first-half showing by Liverpool against AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League final... before the Reds' memorable comeback 16 years ago today!

Phil Thompson has recalled how he lost his cool during the first-half of the 2005 Champions League final in Istanbul and directed his outburst towards then-Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys.

Thompson, a former Liverpool player and coach, was in the Sky studio 16 years ago, when AC Milan stormed into a 3-0 lead after nothing short of a disastrous first-half for Rafael Benitez's side.

And Thompson, speaking to Goal last year about that famous night in Turkey when the Reds miraculously fought back to win on penalties, recalls his anger in the studio during the first-half in the Ataturk Stadium.