Steven Gerrard says Liverpool made big transfer mistake with player he rowed with

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Appearing on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, Gerrard revealed his thoughts when Diouf completed his switch to Liverpool.When questioned whether he was disappointed with Liverpool's transfer approach during his stint at the club, Gerrard responded: "We got recruitment badly wrong at times. That was one example, I'll give you, where I couldn't believe what was happening."It isn't the first occasion Diouf and Gerrard have publicly expressed their differences.

In 2023, Diouf told the BBC that while Gerrard was "a very good player," he never achieved legendary status for his nation in the manner that he did for Senegal.The striker played a pivotal role for his country during their remarkable 2002 World Cup quarter-final run, including their stunning victory over France in the tournament opener, where he provided the assist for Papa Bouba Diop's decisive strike.That achievement forms part of Diouf's belief that he will be remembered more favourably in Senegal than Gerrard will be for his England career. El Hadji Diouf, Mr Senegal, but he is Mr Liverpool and Senegal is bigger than Liverpool and he has to know that."Gerrard had previously stated Diouf "did not care about football and about Liverpool" in his autobiography, while a former Liverpool teammate revealed they nearly came to blows during a half-time team discussion.Speaking in 2020, Florent Sinama Pongolle revealed: "Half-time of a pre-season game.

You know what he did? And [Diouf] couldn't answer, so he grabs Gerard Houllier and says, 'Tell him, I'll f*** his mum'.