Francesco Totti: "The best player I faced? Steven Gerrard. A Champion! An example! He would be captain of my World XI dream team."
Lionel Messi: "I think Gerrard is England's greatest ever player."
Arsene Wenger: "He was a fantastic player who had the qualities that every midfielder dreams of. He scored goals, he could pass. He had commitment and motivation."
Kaka: "For me, and I have always said this, Gerrard will be regarded as one of the greatest midfielders ever when he finishes his career. No doubt."
Thierry Henry: "I find it a disgrace that he didn't win European Footballer of the Year in 2005 after Istanbul. For me, he is one of the best ever. Whenever you play Liverpool you know you have to get him out of the game. If not, it's all over for you."
Patrick Vieira: "The best midfielder I would say is Steven Gerrard. I really rate him as a player and a man."
Wayne Rooney: "The best player I'd played for England with? I'd have to say Stevie. For me he is an incredible player, an incredible leader. He helped me a lot during my early days with England."
Paul Scholes: "Who was better - me or Gerrard? I can answer that. Gerrard. Gerrard's a great player. I wouldn't be able to do what he did at Liverpool."
Zinedine Zidane: "I have said in the past that at his peak he was the best in the world. I think it was the summer of 2004 I was having a conversation with Florentino (Perez) and I told him I wanted him to partner me in midfield for Madrid."
Andrea Pirlo: "That night in Istanbul, Liverpool's fight back was centralised on Steven Gerrard. He was their leader, their star player, their man who made it happen."
Pele in 2007: "For me, for the last five years Gerrard has been the best player in the world."
Liverpool’s farewell video of Mo Salah & Robertson pulled more views than Arsenal’s title celebration video on YouTube.😂😂
there are levels to this game
Andy Robertson will leave Liverpool FC as the defender with the most assists in Premier League history 🙌🏴
Closely followed by Trent Alexander-Arnold. What a partnership these two had by the way🔥
Robertson open letter
It feels a bit self-important writing a letter like this, if I’m honest. But when I was asked, I didn’t want to miss the chance to say thank you to a city and a community that has made me and my family feel like one of their own from day one.
Let me start with something that probably sounds more suited to a letter in The Herald back in Glasgow.
I’m a proud Glaswegian. I always will be. I love telling people where I’m from. It’s part of who I am. It’s where I was born, where I was raised and it’ll forever be in my blood.
But after nine years here, I’ve realised there’s room in my heart for two cities.
Liverpool will forever define a huge part of my life.
Honestly, I think the reason me and my family settled so quickly is because Liverpool reminded us so much of home.
The humour, the people, the mentality — it all felt familiar straight away. At times it genuinely feels like Glasgow and Liverpool are only separated by two different accents.
Both cities have that working-class spirit. Pride. Defiance. People who say what they think. No airs and graces. What you see is what you get.
And more than anything, both places value honesty. There’s something real about Liverpool. People here can spot nonsense a mile off, and I’ve always respected that.
I know from the outside my connection to this city will always be tied to the football club and everything we achieved together. Of course I’m immensely proud of that. How could I not be?
But for me and my wife, our bond with Merseyside goes much deeper than football.
Rachel and I arrived in 2017 as a young couple expecting our first child. Like me, Rach is fiercely proud of being from Glasgow. We actually went to school together, which probably tells you how long she’s had to put up with me.
Looking back now, we probably underestimated how daunting it was — moving to a new city, away from family, about to become parents for the first time.
But Liverpool instantly made us feel comfortable. And the incredible people at Liverpool Women’s Hospital made us feel safe at a time in our lives where that meant everything.
Over the nine years, two became five. Liverpool is where our little team was built.
A lot of teammates — mainly James Milner to be fair — loved winding me up about being captain of Scotland while having three kids born in England. But I’m always quick to correct them. They’re not English. We’ve got three proper little Scottish Scousers.
And honestly, we couldn’t be prouder of that.
The kids probably sum us up best really — Glaswegians with a Liverpool passport.
My wider family feel exactly the same way about this city.
Mohamed Salah for Liverpool across all competitions:
◉ 442 games
◉ 257 goals
◉ 120 assists
🏆🏆 Premier League
🏆🏆 EFL Cup
🏆 FA Cup
🏆 Champions League
🏆 UEFA Super Cup
🏆 FIFA Club World Cup
🏆 Community Shield
🏅🏅🏅🏅 Premier League Golden Boot
🏅🏅🏅 PFA Player’s POTS
🏅🏅🏅 FWA Footballer of the Year
🏅🏅 Premier League POTS
🏅🏅 Premier League Playmaker Award
🏅 Puskas Award
The Reds’ all-time top goalscorer in the Premier League, the player with the joint-most Premier League assists for Liverpool alongside Steven Gerrard and the player with the most goals + assists ever recorded in a 38-game Premier League season.
The Egyptian King, a Liverpool legend. 👑