Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard insists there's been no row with Brendan Rodgers over his future at Anfield.
Rodgers spoke to Gerrard in late November and it came as something of a surprise to the player.
But once the writing was on the wall the former England captain knew his days at Anfield were numbered.
"I've got to be honest, that chat with Brendan came earlier than I was expecting," he said. "It was about a month before that he first mentioned to me about managing my game time.
"We had another chat on the subject recently - 10 days to two weeks ago.
"It was tough but I understood. It's been very amicable. Everyone knows how much I rate Brendan. Our relationship is very good.
"There hasn't been a cross word between us. Brendan has been fantastic for me.
"My only regret is that I didn't get to work with him at a younger age.
"Since I was 16, 17 years of age, the moment I come into work on a Monday morning my preparations begin to play 90 minutes the following weekend.
"That's the buzz. I've always worked hard all week to prepare and make sure my performance is right come the weekend.
"When it gets to the stage where you don't know if you're going to be starting or not it becomes different.
"I've never wanted to be a squad player. If I was missing games now, I'd be sitting out even more next season.
"I knew it would get worse and worse as time went on."