Steven Gerrard lifts the lid on the "needling rivalry" between Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge

Kampusbet -   Steven Gerrard lifts the lid on the "needling rivalry" between Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge 

 

 

 

 

Agen Sbo Casino -   Steven Gerrard has lifted the lid on the rivalry between former Liverpool striker partners Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge.

The duo scored a combined 55 goals for Liverpool in 2013/14 before the Uruguayan was sold to Barcelona for £75million.

And while Gerrard and the Liverpool fans were devastated to see Suarez leave, it seems Sturridge may not have been.

The former Liverpool captain revealed that, despite the public perception, there was a simmering rivalry between the two forwards.

Gerrard insisted that Suarez could be a generous teammate on the pitch, but that generosity didn't always extend to his strike partner.

Bandar Judi Online Sbo Casino -  In an extract from his new book, My Story, serialised in the Daily Mail, Gerrard wrote: "On March 13, 2012 I scored a hat-trick at Anfield against Everton. 

It was the first hat-trick in 30 years of Merseyside derbies, since Ian Rush scored three at Goodison Park in 1982.

"It was made even better by the selfless magic Suarez sprinkled over me that night. Luis is no saint — and I’m not sure he would have done the same for Daniel Sturridge.

"There was always a little bit of needling rivalry between Sturridge and Suarez."

The former England captain has also lashed out at former manager Rafa Benitez, whom he labelled "stupid" for selling Xabi Alonso.