'He had everything': Wayne Rooney admits he would've 'loved' to see Liverpool legend play for Man Utd
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Wayne Rooney has shared his view on the most ‘complete’ Premier League midfielder of all-time, picking between five names, including Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard.Gerrard was among the division’s elite during his playing career, but faced fierce competition from the likes of Paul Scholes and Frank Lampard.Now, Rooney has shown his love for the Liverpool legend and said he would have liked to see him in a Man Utd shirt. Looks like Gakpo will return…Liverpool predicted XI vs Brighton – GRV Media Wayne Rooney wanted Steven Gerrard at Manchester UnitedIn the ex-striker’s opinion, the best, most complete midfielders of all time in the Premier League were Gerrard, Lampard, Scholes, Michael Carrick and Patrick Vieira.However, Rooney has, despite his obvious links to Manchester United, admitted the former Liverpool skipper was the best and would have ‘loved’ him at Old Trafford.As per BBC Match of the Day, he said: “The complete midfielder out of all of them [Gerrard, Lampard, Scholes, Carrick, Viera] has to be Gerrard.
Well he could do everything. I think he’s played at full-back, he’s played midfield, he’s played the ten, he can tackle, he can shoot, he can dictate the games, he can hit long passes.“We’ve seen him in that period with Torres where he became more the assist man for Torres.
He had everything as a midfield player.“I would have loved to have seen him at Manchester United.”Steven Gerrard ‘flirted’ with former Premier League managerWhile Gerrard never ended up leaving Liverpool for another Premier League side, there was some interest from Chelsea back in 2004.The Englishman has previously discussed this in an interview with TNT Sports, admitting he flirted with Jose Mourinho.He said: “To cut a long story short, I end up signing a new deal with Liverpool and was extremely happy.“Everything was fine with Rafa from there onwards and we went on from there.“Of course I was guilty of doing a bit of flirting. Mourinho was on the phone, arguably the best manager in the world at the time, or the hottest manager at the time.“When he speaks, his convincing skills and his people skills over the phone and face to face from a manager’s perspective is high level.”Seeing Gerrard leave Anfield for a team like Chelsea or Utd certainly would have been strange, but he wouldn’t have been the first to play for both the Reds and their bitter rivals.Michael Owen and Paul Ince both lined out for Manchester United and Liverpool during their playing careers.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox