Blackpool captain Jay Spearing has recalled being let down by former club Liverpool.

After making his Liverpool debut in 2008 in the Champions League, Spearing was loaned to Bolton for the 2012-13 season.

He made a permanent move at the end of that loan spell but by 2016 the club were fighting a Championship relegation battle.

Under terms of the deal with Liverpool, one more appearance for Bolton would trigger a £100,000 payment to the Reds. Talks were held between the two parties but Liverpool refused to defer the terms.

"Neil Lennon [the then Bolton manager] said on the training ground, 'You can't play tomorrow,'" Spearing said in an interview with The Times.

"I was like, 'What have I done?' He said the chairman had rung and there was a clause.

"I'm not saying I would have been the saviour but there were still 13 games and it was difficult to watch.

"I didn't ring anybody [at Liverpool]. I was just a little bit gutted they didn't help me out."