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Graeme Souness has opened up to David Ginola on his life-changing open heart surgery and how it made him 'feel like a little boy' after a career being taught to be 'aggressive' as a footballer.
Souness is a Liverpool legend having made 354 appearances for the club as a player, winning 15 trophies - and also taking charge of the Reds as a manger between 1991 and 1994.
But since finishing his playing career Souness has been battling heart issues after being diagnosed with heart disease in 1991 and forced to undergo surgery.
The 71-year-old - who suffered a heart attack in 2015 - has been attempting to raise awareness of heart-related issues and spoke out about how the operation made him more emotional and changed his life, in vast contrast to how footballers are raised to be.
After Ginola - who suffered a cardiac arrest aged 49 in 2016 after collapsing during a charity game - asked Souness how his life had changed following the surgery. The pair recently teamed up with the British Heart Foundation to promote a campaign to recruit 270,000 people to learn CPR.
Graeme Souness has opened up to David Ginola about 'feeling like a little boy again' after his open heart surgery
The Liverpool legend revealed he had moments where he felt emotional following years of being trained to be 'aggressive' during his playing career
'It did for a while,' Souness said. 'You're cleaning your teeth and your focus goes down to your chest. And it's a little reminder that I was 38 at the time. When you're young you feel you're invincible. I certainly did. It's me. I can deal with anything. [There was] a vulnerability that I didn't think I was capable of.
Ginola then asked him if the ordeal changed his personality, with Souness revealing that he had become more emotional and began to cry during certain moments.
'I think it did,' he said. 'I don't mind admitting that there was two or three occasions post-operation where for no reason I'm watching television, I'm driving my car where I just started to cry. I had tears coming down my face. Psychologically it was difficult.'
Ginola said he had experienced similar emotions, adding: 'This is strange because I became more sensitive, sensitive about things. And if I see something that in a normal life that would not make me do anything, I start to cry. I said, "why are you crying?" And it seems that your body and your brain is reacting much more about.'
The former France, Tottenham and Newcastle star then discussed how he
