Manchester City defender tips Liverpool to go all the way.
Walker’s City were beaten 5-1 over two legs by the Reds in the quarter-finals.
The England international said he was devastated by the defeat but could not argue with the outcome.
He insisted it would be a positive for English football if Liverpool go on to win the trophy.
Walker said: “It’s disappointing to lose a game with the chance to go into the semi-finals of the Champions League. It was crushing.
“I’m not going to say we didn’t deserve what happened. Liverpool beat us in two games, and congratulations to them.
“I wish them all the success in the Champions League because it would be fantastic for an English club to go and win it. You have to take your hat off to them.”
Walker’s spirits were lifted at the weekend as he clinched his first Premier League title with Manchester City.
Liverpool face AS Roma in the semi-finals, with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in the other semi.
The Reds are bidding to win Europe’s top trophy for a sixth time and the first since 2005. City are still aspiring towards their first.
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