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Henrik Larsson believes he "stabbed" Celtic fans in the heart by scoring against them during his time at Barcelona after returning to Parkhead in the Champions League.

Manchester United over the course of this season, but they aren’t the only team to have been thrown under the bus by their own players.It only takes one or two small leaks to the press to upset the masses at the club, and it usually shoves the manager into the firing line.Concerns about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer were all fed to the media earlier this season, which mounted more pressure onto the shoulders of the Norwegian and he was soon sacked by the Premier League outfit.But what are the worst and more controversial leaks of recent times? Daily Star takes a look.In 2015, then-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was given a two-game stadium ban after accusing Barcelona midfielder Frank Rijkaard of visiting the referee’s office at half-time in their Champions League game.The manager said the meeting between the Barca star and referee Anders Frisk led to Didier Drogba being sent off. Chelsea still won over the course of two legs but Mourinho’s comments landed him with a ban for the crucial match against Bayern Munich.However, it was leaked that the Portuguese boss was sneaked into the dressing room via a laundry basket.

Ajax has one of the most renowned youth academies in the world: after all, Johan Cruyff, Frank Rijkaard, and Dennis Bergkamp have all called it home.And when Rafael van der Vaart arrived through the doors in 2000, big things were expected of the midfielder.In fact, so highly rated was Van der Vaart in Amsterdam he was dubbed the next Cruyff.For a brief period, he lived up to the moniker too, and the Dutchman was even awarded the FIFA Golden Boy award.However, shortly after breaking into the first team at Ajax, the Dutch side splashed out on a young Swedish striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic."At that time we were both young and I was the best player in Ajax," Van der Vaart recalled to Ukrainian news outlet Football.ua."He came to the club and

Former Barcelona forward Samuel Eto’o gave an angered response when asked what it was like to play with Lionel Messi at the Camp Nou by insisting that the Argentine played with him.

Barcelona’s first-team squad are aware that they cannot afford to accidentally injury Lionel Messi in training due to his importance in matches. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner, has won 10 La Liga titles since breaking into the senior side under Frank Rijkaard in late 2003, scoring 651 goals across 758 appearances.Ronald Koeman has made no secret of his admiration for Messi since arriving at the Nou Camp, and a particular habit in training was mentioned by Jean-Clair Todibo during the reign of Quique Setien.The France youth international, who is currently on loan at Nice, spoke about how he and his colleagues made sure they didn’t harm their own chances of glory while training.

Georginio Wijnaldum has made it clear his mind is only on Liverpool's derby clash with Manchester United on Sunday afternoon.

Gini Wijnaldum will snub Liverpool's last-ditch efforts to keep him at the club – to fulfil a boyhood dream with Barcelona.

Barcelona legend Hristo Stoichkov claims Pep Guardiola just got lucky when he was made manager of the Catalan giants.

Rio Ferdinand has revealed he once turned down a move to join Lionel Messi and co at Barcelona during his time with Man Utd.