Wayne Rooney names former Liverpool ace as one of the best leaders he’s ever played with

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Wayne Rooney is one of England’s best-ever players, but he always seemed to play for a team that were the arch-rivals of Liverpool. Rooney spent a lot of time embarrassing Liverpool when he played against them, and even as a pundit, he seems to hold the Reds to a rather high standard compared to the rest of the Premier League.

In fact, he even does the same with Liverpool’s first-team squad, as he called out Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah for their lack of leadership this term. Photo by Carl Recine/Getty ImagesHowever, he does have some fond memories with some of the Reds’ players, with the Man United legend even admitting that one of them was one of the best leaders he’s ever worked with.Wayne Rooney says Steven Gerrard was always a great captain for EnglandSteven Gerrard is undoubtedly one of the most well-known Liverpool players of all time.

And, that’s because when he was asked about who the best leader he’s ever played with was, Rooney said the following to The Overlap’s Official TikTok account: “There’s a few in different ways.“Steven Gerrard was always a good captain for England, Rio was good [but] I’d probably say Gary Neville.”Virgil van Dijk could end up being seen as a strong leader like Steven Gerrard after his Liverpool stintThe only thing that Gerrard missed out on when playing for Liverpool was the Premier League title. If the Dutchman continues delivering trophies and keeps performing to the same levels he’s shown over the last few seasons, there’s no reason why, in the future, he couldn’t be held in the same regard as Gerrard for his leadership.