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Kewell hopes to prove a point to Liverpool boss Rafa but he plays down Pompey switch

Unwanted Liverpool winger Harry Kewell is determined to show manager RafaelBenitez that he was wrong to let him go.The 29-year-old will be released by the Reds this summer after five years at the club which have largely been ruined by injuries and lack of form.The former Leeds star remains confident of his own abilities, however, and insists he has nothing to prove to anyone - except Benitez.

International duty: Former Liverpool star Harry Kewell (right) and Jade North of the Socceroos wait for the arrival of the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at the North Sydney Oval. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

"The one person I'd like to show is my old manager," said Kewell. "I didn't get a chance to show him a lot of what I could do and it would be great to show him what I was capable of doing.

"I didn't put my hand up to be injured. It's one of those things you have to go through in your life and it's a shame."

Kewell has also played down reports claiming he has already agreed a deal with Portsmouth.

"Apparently my agent did it while he was on the plane coming over to Australia, so I don't know how he's done that," Kewell said on a trip to his homeland.

"But I've never shied away from going abroad. I've never shied away from playing in the Premier League, I've never shied away from playing anywhere.

"My options are open and we'll see what happens."

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