Adam lays into Liverpool new boy Shaqiri

The Swiss international is currently on holiday following his World Cup exploits with his country and completed his life's ambition earlier this month by joining Liverpool in a £13.5m move.

However, Liverpool fans will be concerned to hear Adam's take on the player, who he played alongside with Stoke, after he criticised the winger's attitude.

Both players were part of the Stoke side that was relegated to the Championship last season, with Shaqiri declaring his desire to leave the club in the immediate aftermath of their relegation.

Towards the end of that campaign, Adam gave an interview in which he claim some members of the squad has been "getting away with murder" and he further expanded on those comments when talking to 'TalkSPORT', identifying Shaqiri as one of the problems.

"Was he one of them? Oh, definitely," Adam revealed.

"When the chips are down you look at your big players, you want your big players to bring magic in one moment in the season, and at times we felt like the so-called big players in the squad never turned up for us and never performed.

"Yeah, everybody else could help, but for all the plaudits to so-called bigger players we getting from certain members of the management staff last season - they weren't producing."