A man was lucky to survive after a love rival tried to murder him and 'chop his d*** off'.
James Cunliffe, 33, was found guilty of attempted murder after he barged his way into a house and repeatedly stabbed the man.
'Embittered' Cunliffe was in a rage after he saw his ex-girlfriend with the victim at the property in Leigh.
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The pair had both been in 'on-off' relationships with the woman.
After knocking on the door, Cunliffe rugby tackled him before they brawled on the floor.
Moments later, Cunliffe went to the kitchen and grabbed a knife.
The man was stabbed seven times during the 'horrendous' attack.
He suffered a punctured lung and wounds to his head, arm and groin, as well as injuries to his testicles.
The victim later told police: "He was trying to chop my d*** off, he was trying to cut me down there on purpose.
"I actually thought I was going to die, I thought I was going to die on that floor."
After the attack Cunliffe went to his uncle's house, with his T shirt covered in blood.
"I’ve just stabbed him up," Cunliffe told him.
He washed his hands and put on a fresh shirt, before adding: "I’m going to the shop for some cans, I’ll see you in ten years."
Cunliffe now faces a lengthy spell in jail.
At his trial Cunliffe claimed he didn't intend to kill the man, with his barrister describing the attack as 'spontaneous'.
But a jury found him guilty of attempted murder.
Manchester Crown Court heard that there was 'bad blood' between the two men.
Cunliffe had known the woman for about two years, but prior to the attack, on March 22, they had fallen out.
A restraining order stopping Cunliffe from seeing her had previously been imposed, but it had been 'largely ignored'.
Cunliffe said he went to the house at about 7.30pm to pick up some clothes.
Inside his ex and his victim were drinking and listening to music.
In a text message to her prior to the attack, Cunliffe said: "Trust me, I'm capable of a life sentence, so don't f****** wind me up."
His victim feared he'd be die after Cunliffe armed himself with a knife.
"I thought 'this is real this, he is going to kill me here'," he said.
Following the attack he spent four days in hospital, with prosecutors saying he was 'lucky not to have been killed'.
He said he'd only met Cunliffe twice, but that the pair had messaged each other.
He hadn't spoken to the woman for 'months', but had been invited round to her home that day.
Cunliffe, of Diamond Street, Leigh, will be sentenced next month.
