Igor Biscan: 'Survivor is too strong a word for myself. It’s not that serious being a footballer'

Cult hero or figure of fun? The late Gerard Houllier labelled Igor Biscan’s signing a 'double risk' while Jamie Carragher admitted he felt sorry for him. Twenty years after his historic first season at Liverpool, the Croatian reflects on the good, the bad and the ugly at Anfield.

Liverpool's Michael Owen (left) celebrates scoring with team-mate Igor Biscan after scoring against Leeds United during a 2003 Premiership match at Anfield. The Croat played 118 times for the Reds. Picture: Dave Thompson 

Everything seems so matter of fact with Igor Biscan.

Even now, 20 years after his first season at Liverpool, and with a Champions League winners’ medal to his name, he is not the type to romanticise or indulge in revisionism about his four-and-a-half years on Merseyside.