I saw a different side to Steven Gerrard in training – he wasn't like that at Liverpool

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Steven Gerrard spent 17 years of his career performing for Liverpool and was an integral part of the England national team throughoutStephen Warnock says Steven Gerrard went up another level entirely for England in comparison to his training efforts for Liverpool. The former Reds defender spent time in the first team with the Merseyside icon but felt he showed his true potential when on duty for his country.Warnock spent time in Liverpool's academy like Gerrard and became a respectable player for the senior squad by the early 2000s.

He wouldn't make his debut for England until after he left Anfield, but still remained on good terms with his former team-mates, like the midfielder and Jamie Carragher.It was during his first few training camps for the Three Lions that Warnock would truly see what Gerrard was made of. They had some great players."But I remember there was a game, and I didn't play in it, but I was watching it and it was Crewe versus Liverpool and everyone was like, it's Stevie versus Kenny Lunt, and it was like, 'What's going to happen here?' Stevie just ran over the top of him.

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageHighlighting when he saw Gerrard's true ability for club and country, Warnock added: "I remember my first call up for England was I got in a car with Carra, [he] said, 'Jump in with me and Stevie, we'll help you settle in and whatever.'"So I got in a car with Carra and he went, 'Watch Stevie here.' I was like, 'What?' And he went, 'He goes up another like 10%'. I was like, 'You can't go up 10%.'"And then he got to England and it was like he was competing against [Frank] Lampard, like whoever it was in this position, and it was like, 'I'll show you 100%.' It was phenomenal to watch."Warnock's words speak volumes about just how committed Gerrard was to his craft in midfield for both Liverpool and England.