Manchester United legend Gary Neville has revealed he attempted to convince formerLiverpool captain Steven Gerrard to move to Old Trafford in the summer of 2004.
Gerrard was strongly linked with a move to Chelsea that summer, but ended up staying at Anfield and winning the Champions League the following year. It proved the right decision for Gerrard, but in Neville's book,Red, he told of how he had "tapped up" the then England star while his team were on duty at Euro 2004 in Portugal.
He said:"Steven Gerrard is undoubtedly a world class player and I wish he'd played for United. I went on a tapping-up mission at Euro 2004 when I knew Chelsea were trying to take advantage of Liverpool being in turmoil.
"'Come play for United,' I said one day to Steven when we were in the hotel. 'The fans will take to you in no time.' He just laughed, and said: 'I'll do it if you go to Anfield.'"
Gerrard ultimately showed his opinion on the matter in that short conversation, butverified Neville's claims in his own book, My Story, in 2015, saying:"My agent, Struan Marshall, told me that, under Fergie, United had a decent pop at trying to sign me. Gary Neville would knock at my door during England camps.
"He'd come in for a chat and let me know how much United would love me to play for them. Gary told me Fergie had sent him."