1 Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard named his best XI

All talk earlier this week seemed to surround Steven Gerrard’s Liverpool future, after the Kop legend hinted that he could leave the club when his current deal expires at the end of the season.

The comment brought a wave of backing for the captain, with team-mates saying he still has the capacity to be ‘massive for years to come’, while Anfield legends questioned the inner machinations of the club for even pondering letting him leave.

Over the course of his 16 years as a professional player with the club, Gerrard has played with some of the finest players to grace the Premier League, and Djimi Traore, but just who in his opinion were the best?

Fortunately, GQ asked Gerrard recently and the answer prompted great intrigue. Here is his best XI:

Liverpool fans, who do you think should be in the best Reds’ line-up of the last 16 years? Comment below…