Thanks, but no Thanks: Gerrard ignores Ibrahimovic advice
Steven
Gerrard has no intention of quitting Liverpool.
The 32-year-old
celebrates winning cap number 100 for England on Wednesday night, when he will
come up against Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sweden. And the big striker has offered
some advice for Gerrard, claiming he could add to his honours list if he took
the brave decision to quit Anfield and join one of Europe’s current
superpowers.
"Although of course Liverpool is a big club, I would like to see
Steven at a big international club,” said the Paris St Germain forward. "For
me, a fantastic player can make the difference in every country wherever he
plays. I'm pretty sure Steven would do that also."
Despite this advice from Ibrahimovic - who has won two Dutch titles, six
Italian titles, and one Spanish title during a career which has taken in Ajax,
Juventus, Internazionale, Milan and Barcelona – Gerrard insists he has no plans
to quit his beloved Reds.
"I'm a big fan of Zlatan but I'm not going to take his
advice," he said. "I am very happy at Liverpool and in my opinion I
am at one of the biggest clubs in the world, a team that has won the European
Cup five times. So I'm happy where I am, but thanks for his opinion."
During his time in the red half of Merseyside, Gerrard can boast of winning
the UEFA Champions League in 2005, two FA Cups, three League Cups and the Uefa
Cup, but the one trophy which remains elusive – and in all likelihood has now
escaped him – is the league title, which has not resided at Anfield since 1990.
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