“Let me put it this way - me and the manager were perhaps not on the same page for all of last season. For most of last season at least,” said the former Liverpool defender.
“There was some distance between us and for me that was enough. I didn’t feel that he appreciated the things I contributed. And when I feel that, then it is time to move on.
“Maybe where it went wrong between me and him is that I am very direct. I say things as they are, and also expect that people are (that way towards) to me. Maybe it’s wrong to expect that.”