Former Liverpool youth team player Tom Brewitt has admitted he once injured a team-mate on purpose in a bid to win a first-team place.
During the 2015-16 season - Jurgen Klopp's first at Anfield - several of Liverpool's centre-backs were injured before an FA Cup tie against Exeter.
Brewitt believed it was "written in the stars" for him to make his debut but faced competition from Daniel Cleary.
"Whatever it took to do it, I was going to do it," said Brewitt, 23.
Speaking to the Football Journeys Podcast, the Liverpool academy product - who was released by Morecambe in the summer - added: "If that meant hurting someone or ruining a relationship I had, I was going to do it.