The third goalkeeper of Liverpool Alex Manninger decided to end his career as a football player.

Manninger moved to Liverpool before the start of this season. Initially, Alex was counting on the role of the third goalkeeper after Simon Minole and Loris Carius. The Austrian has not played a single match for the Reds.

"I thought about retiring a few months ago. I wanted to decide everything myself, and not wait for the summer and see whether I will have a proposal or not, "Manninger said in an interview with the official website of Liverpool.

"I listened to myself, to my body and then I realized:" No, I've had enough ". I do not want my body to decide well or the phone, if he does not call. I myself decided to retire from my career ".

"Perfectly I feel myself. I end the speech at such a high level, which I did not dream about.

It's one thing to play for big clubs at the peak of a career, but experiencing this experience now is something magnificent, one of the best experiences in my professional life. But it's time to finish his career ".

For more than 20 years, Manninger managed to play in the Arsenal and Juventus, for performances in which he received the gold medals of the Premier League and Serie A. Also on the account of Alex more than 20 duels for the national team of Austria.