Former Manchester United and Everton striker Wayne Rooney will have left Liverpool supporters delighted after some news comments about Steven Gerrard.
Rooney was the absolute enemy for Reds fans throughout his career, considering he enjoyed spells as their two biggest rivals.
The ex-England international always made it clear what he thought of Liverpool, often showing delight when scoring against them, and no doubt cherishing beating them more than anyone else.
Speaking on The Overlap with Gary Neville [via Give Me Sport], however, Rooney admitted that he thinks Gerrard was the most complete footballer out of him, Paul Scholes and Frank Lampard, giving his thoughts on the debate:
Scholes’ lack of tackling ability was well-documented, for example, and he lacked pace, while Lampard was an outstanding goalscoring midfielder, but didn’t have Gerrard’s versatility and ability to drive past players.
It is no doubt a debate that never go away, but you only have to look at how many former players rave about Gerrard to know just how special he was, and why he should always be looked at as the greatest English midfielder of his generation.
At his peak in the mid to late 2000s, he was among the best footballers in the world, and his qualities are worthy of gracing any era in football history.
