Pretty sure he agreed to sign United, but Ferguson pulled the plug on the deal as he felt he had better midfielders. Gerrard then won nothing, while United won everything. So easy to see who called that one right.
Scholes Lampard Carrick were all as good if not better (in the case of the first two) than him. Yet you won’t find any case for an inclusion in an all time 11 for any of them even though Scholes has a legendary status anywhere outside of England as the best English midfielder.
Even then the likes of Keane and Vieira in the prem were miles better than him yet would not ever be included for consideration in an all time 11. That’s before you even get to his European counterparts such as Zidane Pirlo Xavi Iniesta Modric who he does not hold a candle to.
A very very good midfielder who had some huge moments in cup competitions but ultimately lacked the consistency of his peers and let’s be honest was found out on the international level when his lack of discipline and technical failings at the very top level were found out.
That does not make for one of the greatest midfielders of all time. I’d put him in with the likes of Bryan Robson and Carrick, a level slightly below Keane and Scholes. If he played for anyone other than Liverpool he wouldn’t even be in consideration. It’s just because he was a shining light in amongst all their rubbish for so many years that he garnered the praise he did.
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