Ryan Babel has spoken of his departure from Liverpool in 2011.

The Dutchman is now playing in Spain with Deportivo La Coruna.

Babel told AS: “When I left Liverpool I could have stayed in England, but I [would have] had to go to other teams that didn't play football, only long balls.

"Well, I could have stayed, but I would not have been happy with the style of play, so I decided to go to Germany because Hoffenheim were a team that played well."