Steven Gerrard has been hailed as Liverpool's greatest ever player by team-mate Jamie Carragher. England captain Gerrard, 32, received the tribute from his long-time friend and colleague after being honoured by the Football Writers' Association at a gala dinner on Sunday night.
He was given the FWA Tribute Award for making an outstanding contribution to the national game, winning praise from England coach Roy Hodgson and former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier, among others.
Gerrard has scored 94 goals in 428 Premier League appearances for Liverpool, and won his 100th England cap in the 4-2 friendly defeat against Sweden in Stockholm in November.
Carragher, speaking at the dinner, suggested that the Liverpool captain is above even Kenny Dalglish in the list of all-time Anfield greats.
"I think we are in the presence of the greatest player ever to play for Liverpool," Carragher said.
"People will say I am ...
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