'Disappointment really hit me': Wilson discusses Liverpool exit, reveals exact moment when he realised he had to leave

"I’d been thinking that for a couple of years, to be honest," Harry Wilson told Goal about leaving Liverpool.

"I wouldn’t say it was an easy thing to do, but it is definitely the right thing for me. I know I’ve made the right decision."

He then reflected on the time when he thought he could break into the first team at Anfield.

"It was in 2019, when I came back from Derby," he recalled. "I’d had a really good season in the Championship. We fell at the last hurdle in the play-off final, but my numbers were good, my performances were good.

"That pre-season at Liverpool, we played a few games in England and then went out to America and France. I played pretty much every game, scored a few goals and felt like I was in a good position. 

"Then we played Manchester City in the Community Shield at Wembley and I was 19th man. The disappointment of that really hit me. 

"I felt that was my chance, and it had gone. I thought I’d done all I could, and I think that was when I started to accept that I’d have to leave."

Wilson understands getting minutes in this Liverpool side would have been difficult, but still feels he did not get enough chances to show himself, as he leaves the club with just 2 competitive appearances for the Reds under his belt.

"I’m not daft. I know the quality of that Liverpool squad, and I know I wasn’t going to go and play every week like I wanted to.

"The front three rarely miss a game, and their numbers are scary. I was never going to get in ahead of them.

"Obviously from my point of view I feel a little disappointed I didn’t get more opportunities. And yeah, there were players around who maybe got a few more than I did.

"And looking back, yeah, I am a bit gutted that I wasn’t given maybe half a season at least to prove I deserved to be part of that group.

"I’m sad to leave Liverpool, yes, but there’s so much to look forward to with Fulham. I can’t wait."

Wilson joined the club when he was 8 years old. He was loaned out 5 times before leaving the Reds this summer on a permanent transfer to Fulham. Liverpool will earn around £12m from his sale.