There is only one ex-team-mate [Zidane] I would rate higher than Steven Gerrard.
"Gerrard’s new position offers an opportunity for others equally suited to the advanced role."
"I first met Stevie in 1992 at Liverpool’s training ground when we were emerging through the club’s youth ranks."
"You knew quickly you were playing alongside [Gerrard] someone special. There was not an instant moment of realisation, as such."
"If Gerrard could lift that trophy just once at Anfield, it will mean more to him than had he won it many times elsewhere.