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Published 14:32 28 Sept 2018 BST
Updated 14:33 28 Sept 2018 BST
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"I was surprised that he spoke like this about me but that is sometimes the character of a player.
"I know what he said was totally wrong because at that time I played there - especially when times were hard - I was there and I was scoring a lot of goals.
"I was one of the only ones who helped the team with goals in difficult games and he was that guy who took the red card in [important] league games (against Everton) and missed a penalty (against Brighton)."
Shaqiri scored eight goals and set up seven others last term but his contribution wasn't enough to keep the Potters up.
And while he has had to be patient since his release clause was met by Liverpool in July, Shaqiri insists that he feels no pressure to prove a point to his critics.
"I don’t have to prove Charlie Adam or some people that are speaking about me wrong," Shaqiri added.
"I’m just a player who wants to work and who does my job every day, the same as I always did.
"I know that people know how good I am - most of the people that understand football know that they are wrong."Football

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