Read these quotes and tell us 'sTeVeN gErRaRd WaS oVeRrAted'
Sir Alex Ferguson: “If you were looking for the player you would replace Roy Keane with, it would be Gerrard, without question."
Jose Mourinho: “I tried to bring him to Chelsea, I tried to bring him to Inter, I tried to bring him to Real Madrid, but he was always a dear enemy."
Zinedine Zidane: “There was a point when Gerrard was the best midfield player in the world."
Fernando Torres: "He is without doubt the greatest player I have ever played with, he has everything.”
Pele: “To me he is one of the super best midfielders in the world. He is an excellent player.”
Patrick Vieira: "I heard what Alex Ferguson said about him being better than me. He’s probably right."
Luis Suarez: “There are a small number of players in the world that are irreplaceable, and Steven is one of them."
Francesco Totti: “Gerrard would be the captain of my World XI dream team. Gerrard is a complete player because he can play in every position and can do everything with a football at any time in a game."
Kaka: “For me, and I have always said this, he will be regarded as one of the greatest midfielders ever. No doubt.”
Andrea Pirlo: “While at Milan [Carlo] Ancelotti came to me and said, ‘I want to sign Gerrard to play next to you in midfield – what do you think?’ Without any hesitation I told him, ‘Do it – go and sign him.’"
Five years since one of the all-time great midfielders played the final match of his career