Liverpool's Steven Gerrard backed by John Aldridge and Ian Rush after Fergie autobiography criticism
Liverpool's Steven Gerrard backed by John Aldridge and Ian Rush after Fergie autobiography criticism
Anfield legends hit back at new book and insist Reds and
England skipper is 'world class' - adding that every club would love to
have him
Class act: Aldridge and Rush have rubbished Sir Alex Ferguson's claims on Steven Gerrard
Former Liverpool players John Aldridge and Ian Rush have defended
Steven Gerrard over comments made by Sir Alex Ferguson in his
autobiography.
The former Manchester United boss released his eagerly-anticipated book yesterday with several players facing his wrath. Interestingly, he picked out Gerrard and England team mate Frank Lampard as "hard-workers but not top, top players", despite admitting to trying to sign the Liverpool skipper in 2005.
Aldridge believes these comments have no foundations and are just an attempt to sell more books by the Scot.
In
his column with the Liverpool Echo, he said: "Any manager or player who
has ever come across Steven in the game will tell you he's world class.
"We all know what Sir Alex thinks of Liverpool - he's on record enough times telling us.
"But he is barking up the wrong tree when it comes to Steven Gerrard.
"If he needs to do Stevie down so he can sell his book, then let him." Explosive: Sir Alex Ferguson has pulled no punches in his autobiography
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Gerrard, who added himself to the elite list of players with 100 Premier League goals last weekend, scored five times against United during the Scot's spell in charge.
But
in his book, Ferguson claimed that when his side faced Liverpool, the
33-year-old "seldom had a kick", particularly when up against Roy Keane
and Paul Scholes.
Liverpool's club record goalscorer Rush has
dismissed the claims and heaped praise on Gerrard, insisting he could
walk into any other team in the world.
Rush said: "What Steven has done for Liverpool and England has been absolutely fantastic.
"He is a great player who we all appreciate.
"Every club would love to have him and that says it all."
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