Gary Neville has revealed he tried to convince Steven Gerrard to join Manchester United.
Gerrard spent the majority of his career at Liverpool before leaving to join MLS side LA Galaxy back in 2015.
Over the years, the midfielder was linked with moving away from Anfield with the likes of Chelsea and Real Madrid all said to have been interested in luring Gerrard to their club.
Speaking on the latest episode of the Stick to Football podcast, former United man Neville revealed he tried to convince Gerrard to join the Red Devils.
He said: “Stevie [Steven Gerrard] told this in his book, where I went into his room with England and asked him to sign for Manchester United. I was meeting up with England for the Euros, and he [Sir Alex Ferguson] rang me and said it’s ambitious, but his words were, ‘Tell him I’ll go and fetch him, and I’ll walk him back down the East Lancs’.
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“I went to see Stevie, and he quite categorically [rejected it] pretty quickly. He said he would never get out of Liverpool and his family would never get out of Liverpool.”
On Wednesday, after the podcast was released, Gerrard posted on his Instagram saying: "It was a polite F**k Off."
Speaking previously about what it meant to play for Liverpool, Gerrard said: “It would mean an awful lot more to be successful at Liverpool than it would at any other club.
“Don't get me wrong, I might have won more medals somewhere else but if I was to win the league here, along with a few more cups, that would mean a lot more than winning seven or eight trophies somewhere else.”
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He continued: “I can share it with my family, with the Liverpool supporters because I've been one of them all my life.”
In total, Gerrard made 710 appearances for Liverpool across all competitions, scoring 185 goals.
During his time at Anfield, the midfielder got his hands on three League Cups, two FA Cups, One each of the FA Community Shield, Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup.
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After retiring from playing football, Gerrard has had managerial spells at Rangers and Aston Villa. The 43-year-old is now the manager of Saudi Professional League side Al Ettifaq.
Gary Neville was speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet.
Topics: Steven Gerrard, Liverpool, Manchester United, Gary Neville, Football
Marcus Chan