He won the Champions League with Liverpool and now mocks Cristiano before he makes his debut in Arabia

The iconic Steven Gerrard, who is now a manager (experience at Rangers and Aston Villa), has not changed his mind about who he considers to be the greatest footballer of all time. While he respects other greats, the Liverpool legend believes the GOAT is Lionel Messi.

He gave his answer when Gary Neville, speaking to Overlap, asked him for the number one in history: "The best in history? Lionel Messi, for me. But I will never say anything negative about Ronaldo because he is another phenomenal player. In my era, his numbers... I'm not sure anyone else can do it. I'm not sure."

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As far back as 2016, when he was still an active player, when Lio had yet to win his last Ballon d'Or and World Cup, Gerrard was already putting him as the best: "Messi is unbelievable. He's the best player of all time, the best there will ever be. It's just an absolute pleasure to watch him.

Steven Gerrard only faced Lionel Messi twice in his entire professional career. It was in the last 16 of the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League. The Reds advanced. Lionel Messi is the player with the most Ballon d'Or (7), the most Golden Boots (6) and the most Playmaker awards (5) in history.

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Besides the fact that he is still considered second behind Messi especially after the Argentinian won the World Cup. For now, the Portuguese is training with Al Nassr and has not even been able to make his debut for the team.