Adam Lallana admits he left a ‘sour taste’ in fans’ mouths after leaving Southampton
Lallana is preparing to return to St Mary’s for the first time on Sunday since leaving his boyhood club for Liverpool in a £25m move over the summer.
Whilst the 26-year-old hopes he gets a good reception from the home crowd, he realises that his departure may not have gone down well with the Saints faithful.
“I’m not stupid enough to think the way I left didn’t leave a sour taste in a few people’s mouths. I regret the way I left. I regret bits and pieces of how it happened and it got nasty. It was sad the way it happened,” the England international told the BBC.