In a Q&A with a newspaper, Steven Gerrard was asked to rank himself amongst Roy Keane, Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes and Patrick Vieira.

Gerrard put Keane at the top of the list but then struggled to put the others in order.

“Keane No 1,” he said. “The rest? They’re all different. Frank’s the best goalscoring midfielder, Scholes the best footballer, Vieira the most difficult opponent… I loved playing against all of them.”