LIVERPOOL legend Steven Gerrard issued a brutal X-rated response to Gary Neville after the Manchester United great revealed he tried to convince him to move to Old Trafford.
Gerrard enjoyed 17 glittering years with the Reds that saw him winning two FA Cup trophies, three League Cup honours, the 2001 UEFA Cup and of course the 2005 Champions League.
Many clubs tried to move the legendary midfielder away from Merseyside, such as Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Chelsea who almost landed him shortly after the Miracle of Istanbul.
However, the loyal Liverpool soldier stayed put at Anfield until 2015 when he flew across the pond for LA Galaxy and retired a year later.
Legendary United manager Sir Alex Ferguson also tried to test Gerrard’s devotion when he asked Neville to approach him ahead of Euro 2004 when they both played for England
The Merseysiders’ popular captain, though, “categorically” rejected the former full-back’s pitch insisting he is never leaving Liverpool.
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Neville said on the latest edition of Stick to Football as per Sky Bet: “Stevie 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 [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’.
“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.”
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Gerrard caught wind of Neville’s recent revelation and pulled no punches as he took to Instagram to response.
The Al-Ettifaq manager doubled down on his previous claims by stating he was only trying to be polite to the now Sky Sports pundit when he actually wanted to tell him something much worse.
Gerrard posted a story which read: “It was a polite f*** off.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
