Well yeah but this is to be expected with Spanish sides, especially Real Madrid which has always been full of galacticos with massive egos. That Gerrard "transfer request" had nothing to do with money though, he changed his mind overnight and decided to follows his heart and stay - we never gave him one of those ludicrous contracts United offered Rooney to convince him to stay. Gerrard also had offers from the likes of Inter Milan, Real Madrid & Bayern Munich etc every summer, i mean don't even know why we're debating this - I'm pretty sure you agree comparing Gerrards & Rooneys loyalty is absurd.
Look mate, them stats are great and all but I've seen every match he's played against us. Most of his big games for England. I remember him scoring twice at Anfield his entire career whilst being anonymous most of the time, you mentioned Gerrard - well, Stevie has scored like 5? goals at OT, 9 in total against United. Some stats for you. England now. Most of his goals in the group stages against minnows. I agree, England has been underachieving for ages and bottled too many knockout matches but surely that great England & United legend should have at least scored more than 1 World Cup goal in his entire career?!?
And that was a tap-in! This is mental if you think about it. Last tournament he played well was back in 2004! Yes, he's had some very good seasons with Man United and agreed about his work rate at his peak he used to run a lot (not anymore, legs are gone/can't be arsed) and to the point I never once said he's a bad player or has had a mediocre career, I doubted his (non-existent) loyalty first and foremost and said he's overrated by the media and I stand by that, no matter the stats. He's had a sound career and won loads of trophies playing for Fergusons man united but will never be in the same bracket as Scholes, Keane, Cantona, Best, Charlton etc as far as United legends are concerned. For me he shouldn't even be regarded as a club legend since he nearly forced a move, the repetitive moaning when dropped etc. but that's just me and how I see things.
PS. By "Gerrard-esque" career I obviously didn't mean trophies won per se. Gerrard won countless games by himself in the biggest stages of European football, with the likes of Djimi Trarore as teammates. Image United all these years without Rooney - they'd win more or less the same. now imagine Liverpool without Gerrard - Would NEVER win the European Cup or the FA cup the year after, as for the league...