Rafa Benitez forced me out of Liverpool

Keane joined the Anfield club for s20.3m in July and was determined to stay but he insisted Benitez bullied him into rejoining Spurs after warning him he would rot in the reserves.

The Republic of Ireland striker even told Liverpool he only wanted to go to White Hart Lane on loan for the rest of the season until Benitez made it clear he had no future at the club while he is manager.

Benitez axed Keane from Sunday's win over Chelsea and looks to have won his power struggle with chief executive Rick Parry, who championed the deal in the first place.

Keane reckons the Spaniard's frustration at missing signing Gareth Barry is the reason he was hardly given a chance.