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Steven Gerrard names the two England players he 'pretended to like' on international duty

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Updated 16:28 5 Jun 2024 GMT+1Published 15:24 5 Jun 2024 GMT+1

Steven Gerrard names the two England players he 'pretended to like' on international duty

Steven Gerrard named the two England players he ‘pretended to like’ while on international duty.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Steven Gerrard named the two England players he ‘pretended to like’ while on international duty.

Gerrard was touring the country for fan events back in 2017 and started with a trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland.

During a question and answer session, the Liverpool legend revealed the extent of the rivalry within the England squad.

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The midfield boss compiled an impressive 114 caps - the fourth most capped player for England behind just Peter Shilton, Wayne Rooney and David Beckham - scoring 21 goals during a 14-year span while eventually becoming captain before retiring from international football in 2014.

Despite England assembling a team dubbed the 'Golden Generation' which included the likes of Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard, and Ashley Cole to name but a few, the Three Lions failed to deliver on the international front.

Players across the Premier League's finest from Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea forged what seemed a talent-rich starting XI and squad.

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Perhaps the following is why they didn't reach their potential.

Putting aside club rivalry proved a hard task, as detailed by Gerrard who confesses there's hatred for Manchester United pair Rio Ferdinand and Gary Neville.

Gerrard said he pretended to like Neville and Ferdinand (Getty)
Gerrard said he pretended to like Neville and Ferdinand (Getty)

"When you're lining up against in the tunnel against Rio and Gary Neville you want to do everything in your power to beat them, there's hatred there, that's exactly how it is," he said via Belfast Live.

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While saying he pretended to like them while on international duty.

"When you meet up for England at that time, you pretend you like them, but your career finishes, their career finishes and your friendship starts for real."

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Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Steven Gerrard, England, Liverpool, Wayne Rooney, David Beckham, Manchester United, Rio Ferdinand

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day, and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest, including Freddy Adu, Supat Rungratsamee and Mika Aaritalo.

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