Former Juventus defender Medhi Benatia has taken aim at coach Max Allegri.

Now with Al Duhail in Qatar, he is still bitter about the way things ended in January 2019.

“The week after the defeat to Napoli with that Kalidou Koulibaly goal was horrible for all Juve fans, but especially for me," he told Sky Sport Italia.

“I was having one of my best games for Juve, as with Giorgio Chiellini's injury after 10 minutes, I kept the defence going practically by myself. I made so many important rescues to keep it at 0-0, then there was this corner in the final minutes and the referee told me he was watching in case I held anyone's shirt.

“That's why I tried not to touch Koulibaly, but Raul Albiol stepped in front, I didn't see the ball and at the end lost the marking for an incredible goal. We lost 1-0, but in that moment, I felt we hadn't just lost the game, but lost everything. I went home and didn't sleep for three days after that. I didn't talk to anyone in training.

“A couple of days later, we started preparing the game with Inter – which was going to be fundamental – and I saw Allegri wasn't going to pick me. I'd been playing regularly, so I took it personally and thought he was punishing me for the Napoli goal.

“Fortunately, we won 3-2 at San Siro, so went on to win the Scudetto, but I still felt that he was singling me out. I thought, hadn't he seen how well I'd played in the Napoli game before that? Napoli were dominating and we could've conceded four that day.

“I felt betrayed. I had played on even when injured and realised the team needed me. At times, I'd skip training and he'd play me anyway, so I really was hurt when Allegri dropped me."