Cesc Fabregas is known as one of the best midfielders of his generation and he has revealed who he loved as a youngster, with an interesting story.
Speaking with BBC Sport, the Spaniard spoke about Steven Gerrard: “One of the first phones I had when I was young was this Nokia, you could set up your own screen [on it] and I had Gerrard 17 [there] when he was wearing 17 in the beginning.
“I’ve always said that he is one of the players I would have loved to play with.”
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It’s a great insight from the former Barcelona man who clearly has a lot of respect for the Scouser, depsite never being his teammate.
Despite the 37-year-old’s ties to Chelsea and Arsenal, many Reds hold a similar level of admiration for the man speaking too – such was his talent in the game.
You can watch Fabregas’ comments on Gerrard (from 5:08) via BBC Sport on YouTube:
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