'Like to thank': Curtis Jones reveals just how much Gerrard personally helped him reach 200 games for Liverpool

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Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say Saturday marked Jones’ 200th appearance for the Reds, an impressive milestone for a Liverpool academy graduate.After being told that he is the youngest midfielder since Steven Gerrard to reach a double century, Jones suggested that he potentially wouldn’t have played a single game for the first-team had it not been for Liverpool’s legendary former captain.Steven Gerrard ‘had a pop’ at a young Curtis JonesAfter hanging up his boots, Gerrard returned to coach Liverpool’s U18 side in 2017. But as Liverpool’s No.

Steven would be the first to say that once I overcame a thing where I complicate things and thought I was the man because I had a [number] 10 on my back and things like that, I’d be the first man he’d pick on his team. Coming from a man like him who played the game, who I idolised, I thought I’ve got to change if it’s him that’s telling me.” What did you read into Salah’s full-time reaction at Anfield today?

Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesWill he play for Liverpool again? 👇 Join the debate; share your insight. A year after I’m around the first team and I’m stood here now on 200 games, so he’s obviously a man that I’d like to thank as well.”Has Jones cemented himself in Arne Slot’s starting XI?Although Gerrard was clearly right to give Jones a reality check, that does not mean he totally lost his swagger and arrogance on the pitch.The England international has just the right amount of ego and mixes that with a tenacity which Liverpool supporters love to see.SeasonsAppearancesGoalsAssists2018/191002019/2012312020/2134452021/2227132022/2323312023/2436532024/2546362025/262100Over the years, Jones has often looked on the verge of securing his place in the Reds’ XI, only for injury to disrupt his progress.Turning 25 in January, now feels like a good time for him to put that all behind him and make himself vital to Arne Slot’s new system.The diamond midfield certainly suits Jones, and if he can keep himself fit there is no reason he should not keep his place in the team.