Kyle Walker and manager 'couldn't stop crying' after Liverpool defeat led to brutal firing

Kyle Walker welcomes the visit of Liverpool on Sunday for his first clash with the Reds in a Burnley shirt - and will certainly be hoping this one doesn't end in tears.

The veteran full-back is no stranger to showdowns with Liverpool having featured in several fiery clashes during his spell at rivals Manchester City. And despite City's untold success in that time, Walker's record against Liverpool is worse than any other club he's faced in his career.

Sunday will be the 28th time he has faced the Reds, with only seven victories to show for his efforts while he has been on the receiving end of defeat on no fewer than 10 occasions - one of which, he admitted, he'll "never, ever forget".

After a brief stint with AC Milan, Walker is back in the Premier League playing under ex-Spurs teammate Scott Parker at Turf Moor. And it is a memory from Walker's time at Tottenham which has caused him some significant grief.

Fortunately for his own sake, Parker had already moved on to Fulham by that point. Which is probably just as well, as it may have put him off going into management!

It was December 15, 2013 when Brendan Rodgers' title-chasing Liverpool made the trip to White Hart Lane, where Walker and Co were handed a demoralising 5-0 thumping - Spurs' worst home defeat in 16 years.

It was a defeat which turned out to be curtains for Spurs boss Andre Villas Boas, who was promptly handed his P45 the next day. And things all got a bit emotional in the Spurs dressing room...

“I can remember when he left, and I will never forget it,” Walker said on his BBC podcast, ‘ You’ll Never Beat Kyle Walker ‘. “I swear to you, I will never, ever forget it. We were sat in the auditorium and we got wind that he was going.

“[Daniel] Levy sacked him, but he was still in the building and we were still ready to train. He came downstairs and started crying in front of us.

“He started crying in front of us, and I remember his assistant was telling him to pull it together. He started crying, I’ve got tears running down my eyes. A lot of the lads had tears.

“Michael Dawson is welling, he can’t stop crying. He’s emotionally crying because that is how much he meant to the lads."

Walker added: "We probably didn’t do him justice on the pitch because that’s why he got the sack, but for 10-12 men to be crying because the manager has gone, he has done something well in the dressing room.

“Football aside, he’s emotionally connected with us as well. As a team, we probably let him down a bit.”

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