A clearly bitter Kendall speaks out as Everton prepare to make their first appearance in the European Cup for 34 years, despite being English champions in 1985/86.
The following season Kendall's team were not allowed to compete in the European Cup in 1986 when all English sides were banned from Europe following Liverpool's part in the Heysel disaster.
Kendall and several key players eventually left the club as a result of a lack of European competition and almost 20 years on, he now insists Everton should have been given a wild card by UEFA - in a similar way to how Champions League holders Liverpool have been this term - when English sides were eventually allowed back into the European Cup.
"Liverpool have finished fifth but have been given a wild card even though the ruling was that the top four qualified.
"But there was no wild card for Everton when English clubs were re-admitted to Europe. Instead Liverpool were the first club back in.
"Everton should have been given a place then after being denied as champions. It would not have benefited me at the time - I had left the club by then."
As Liverpool and Everton both prepare to qualify for the lucrative group stages of the Champions League, Kendall has chosen to reopen old wounds.
Everton face a tough draw against Spanish side Villarreal, while Liverpool take on little known Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia.
Kendall said: "I do not agree with Liverpool being in the Champions League now even though they won it. The rules should not have been changed just like that."
"If they had wanted to change the rules for next season as a result of that, fair enough but I believe UEFA kept delaying a decision when Liverpool reached the final in the hope they would lose.
"If that had happened they would not have a decision to make.
"I am not bitter at being denied the chance to take Everton into the European Cup. How can I be when people lost their lives at Heysel?
"That puts everything into perspective but I was envious when they were the first team back in when the ban was lifted.
"Everton should have fought harder at the time because they should have been the first in Europe from England after the ban. They should have changed the rules for Everton as they did in the summer for Liverpool."