Steven Gerrard has scored 113 Premier League goals for Liverpool

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard got the Tubes treatment on Saturday’s Soccer AM.

The Reds legend was put on the spot by our roving reporter and asked about his new role as a more defensive-minded midfielder, Luis Suarez’s departure from Anfield over the summer, retiring from international football, and more.

So read on to see how Gerrard feels opposition teams are targeting him, why Suarez’s exit was ‘probably inevitable’ and what he wants best pal, former team-mate and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher to stop doing…

Gerrard on… Gerrard

As I’m more disciplined and don’t move around as much it’s maybe slightly easier for opposition players to follow me or man-mark me. Steven Gerrard

“Brendan Rodgers has put me in a different role which I took to well last season and found some good form. I’ve tried to do the same this season but the only difference is that some sides are setting up to stop us playing and building attacks.

"As I’m more disciplined and don’t move around as much it’s maybe slightly easier for opposition players to follow me or man-mark me. I’m working with Brendan very closely at the moment to counter that and have been playing a little bit further forward at times, but I’m enjoying it. It's a good challenge for me to try and hit top form.”

Gerrard on… Luis Suarez

“When I saw the events in the summer [when Suarez bit Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup] I thought we would find it very difficult to keep hold of him and it was probably inevitable [that he would go], but before that I was hoping we would get another season out of him. I always knew that either Barcelona or Real Madrid would come in for him because his is a wonderful footballer and on form last year he was probably up there with Cristiano Ronaldo.”

Gerrard says Mario Balotelli has 'tons of abillity'

Gerrard on… Mario Balotelli

“Being Liverpool’s centre-forward brings a lot of pressure and big weight on your shoulders. I think he has found that out but he is working really hard in training to put it right and hopefully the goal against Swansea in the Capital One Cup will help him kick on because he’s certainly got tons of ability.

GERRARD'S ENGLAND CAREER Games: 114

Goals: 21

Debut: v Ukraine, May 2000

Final game: v Costa Rica, June 2014

Gerrard on… retiring from England duty

“I miss the games an awful lot. I miss my team-mates, the staff, going to England games and fighting for 90 minutes to try and achieve something for my country, but I don’t miss the hotels and being away from my family.

"I will continue to support the lads and after starting the campaign really strong, I don’t see anyone coming close to them in qualifying. They have some good young talent and will qualify with flying colours, but the next big challenge will be in France and hopefully we can do an awful lot better than Brazil which was disappointing.”

Gerrard on… his future after playing

“I’ve started my coaching badges and I’m about to start my B licence, but I haven’t really made a decision about what I’m going to do the day I hang up my boots. There’s no chance it will be acting as that’s totally out of my comfort zone!”

Gerrard on… getting an MBE

“When you’re a Scouser and come from a council estate you don’t expect to be in a position to one day meet the Queen, so it was one of the proudest days of my career. She didn’t say much because it was like a conveyor belt but she was very nice.”

Carragher: player turned pundit

Gerrard on… Jamie Carragher

“He’s doing terrifically well as a pundit but it’s no surprise because his knowledge of the game is fantastic and he always spoke well about it as a player. He’s my best mate in the game but he has loads of bad habits. I can’t really get into lots of them but his main one at the moment is criticising our defence, so he needs to stop that!”