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Gerrard left Liverpool to join LA Galaxy in the summer. Mark J. Terrill

Gerrard has high praise for one-time rival Roy Keane

The LA Galaxy player admitted his body could no longer sustain the demands of playing every Premier League game.

Updated at 17.51 

STEVEN GERRARD RECENTLY gave a wide-ranging interview with the Daily Mail in which he discussed a number of topics, including his desire to coach at Liverpool, his ageing body and somewhat inevitably, Roy Keane.

The LA Galaxy star, in fact, reserved high praise for one-time rival Keane. When asked to rate himself, Keane, Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes and Patrick Vieira in order, he gave the following response.

“Keane number one. 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.”

In addition, if Gerrard could ask any sportsman one question, he singled out Alex Ferguson, after the legendary manager famously described the midfielder as “not a top, top player” in his autobiography.

“I’d ask Alex Ferguson, ‘Do you really think that I am average?” Gerrard said.

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