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'How Rafa Benitez spoiled Liverpool's greatest ever night' - Warnock reveals anguish behind Champions League triumph

The former Reds defender talks exclusively to Goal about his Anfield career, retirement and rows with Gerard Houllier

For most Liverpudlians it was the greatest night of their lives.

But for one lifelong Red, the thought of Istanbul 2005 brings only a grimace, the memories those of disappointment rather than delirium.

For Stephen Warnock, the famous fifth European Cup win was the night when everything changed – and not for the better.

“My opinion of the club changed,” the former Reds defender tells Goal as he sits down for an exclusive interview. “When I hear Istanbul described as the greatest night in Liverpool’s history, it leaves a bit of a sour taste.