Steven Gerrard has come out on top of Sky Sports' vote of the top 50 players from Liverpool and Manchester United

Steven Gerrard has come out on top of Sky Sports' vote of the top 50 players from Liverpool and Manchester United.

The former Reds midfielder picked up over 49,000 votes, ahead of former team-mate Luis Suarez, who received over 40,000 votes.

As Sky Sports prepares to bring you Red Monday: Liverpool v Manchester United on October 17, we launched a poll to discover the ultimate player from these two clubs since the Premier League was formed.

Jamie Carragher finished seven places above Gary Neville in 14th

A Sky Sports panel put together a list of 50 stars - 25 from each club - and we wanted YOU to vote up for your favourites.

Manchester United filled up the rest of the top five with Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs, while Xabi Alonso, Eric Cantona, Fernando Torres, David Beckham and Robbie Fowler completed the top 10.

Neville and Carragher preview Monday Night Football's Liverpool v Manchester United game Neville and Carragher preview Monday Night Football's Liverpool v Manchester United game

There was an equal split of United and Liverpool players in both the top 10 and top 20, but Sky Sports' very own pundit Jamie Carragher got the early bragging rights over his colleague Gary Neville, finishing seven places above the former United defender.

See the rest of the top 50 in the final results below...

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