RB Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulasci has revealed Brendan Rodgers was key to his departure from Liverpool.

The Hungary stalwart spent five years at Anfield before departing upon Rodgers' arrival in 2013.

Gulacsi told Goal: "When you see how Wojciech Szczesny at Arsenal or David de Gea at Atletico got their chances and took them, it was never completely out of the question for me.

"As a third goalkeeper, though, it only works if something happens to the two in front of you, whatever it may be. I wasn't hoping for them to get injured, of course. Pepe was playing at a high level, it was very difficult to get past him.

"On top of that, in England they usually go for older, experienced goalkeepers as number two. It was difficult to move up in the rankings."

He added: "Rodgers became coach and he also wanted to look at all the goalkeepers first. He wanted to keep me as number three. Pepe was injured a lot again, so I must have been on the bench 15, 16 times.

"After the season, my advisor at the time spoke to Rodgers and said: 'Peter is now 23 and going into the last year of his contract. There are exactly three paths for him: he leaves the club and becomes the clear number one somewhere, he extends the contract and is loaned out for two years or the contract is extended and he becomes Liverpool's permanent number two.'

"Rodgers said quite clearly that it will be difficult with the last two options, but they will not put any obstacles in my way."