'There was Salah, Mane, Firmino and others' - Awoniyi on his tough decision to leave Liverpool

Taiwo Awoniyi has spoken about his decision to leave Liverpool permanently in 2021 for Union Berlin due to a lack of game time.

The Nigeria international failed to make an appearance for the Reds despite his six-year stay at the club.

Having scored 20 goals across all competitions for Union Berlin in the 2021/2022 season for the German outfit, he caught the attention of Nottingham Forest who acquired his services last summer.

Awoniyi was responsible for the only goal that got Forest the victory over Liverpool in the Premier League last season at the City ground

He also featured in the reverse fixture at Anfield but couldn't prevent his side from being beaten by the English giants.

The 26-year-old has revealed that he knew the chances to get playing time at Liverpool due to the quality of players they had in attack during his stay at the club and had to make a tough decision to leave.

"For me as a player, that was the kind of environment I had always wanted. But in life sometimes you have to make tough decisions, and I knew for me that I needed to go and play every week , " Awoniyi told Liverpool's official website.

"You look at the time, there was [Mohamed] Salah, [Sadio] Mane, [Roberto] Firmino and others. I knew the chances [to play] were very, very slim.

"I knew I needed to get to a place where I was playing every week. It was hard [to leave], but it was a decision I had to make."

The Nigeria international has made seven appearances in the Premier League this season and has three goals to his name.

    
Abdulkareem Abdulhamid

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