Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has publicly dismissed speculations of a fall-out between him and current Reds manager Brendan Rodgers
Gerrard was dropped from the team that defeated Stoke City 1-0 last night, which was a surprise considering that it was the 16th anniversary of his debut for the club. This led to intense rumours of a fall-out between the duo, though Gerrard denied it via his Instagram account.
After the match, Brendan Rodgers was quick in coming out to defend his decision, claiming that Gerrard needed the rest from action, and that he was unaware of the anniversary date.
“I wasn’t aware it was 16 years until I walked into the dressing room and saw the programme,” Rodgers said.
“I spoke to him yesterday and he didn’t mention it so I felt bad when I saw about 20 pictures on the programme. Steven is in a part of his career when he is not going to play every minute of every game.
“He played Palace and he played Ludogorets when he was outstanding and put in a huge amount of effort, and we have other players here who can come in and do a job and Steven understands that.
“I need to look at each game. We have good players that are fresh.
‘He came on and gave a great contribution towards the end and his experience and stature in the game helped us at that point, but I thought the team overall was excellent.”
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