Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas says he'll always value playing with Steven Gerrard at Liverpool.

While Aspas' time at Liverpool did not work out, he remains grateful for being able to play alongside Gerrard. And having shared a dressing room with the Reds legend, he is not surprised to see him now impressing as a manager at Aston Villa.

"It was a true luxury to have shared the dressing room with him," he told BBC Sport. "I can always tell my kids I have played with Steven Gerrard and Liverpool.

"He was always one second ahead of the others. Now it is easy for him to transmit all these things to his players when he coaches."

Given his age, Aspas understandably has one eye on retirement. And while he'd like to remain in football, he is not keen on following in Gerrard's footsteps and becoming a manager.

"I am really interested in sports management because I have always loved football from an analytical point of view, looking at the players," he explains. "Halfway through the match I analyse the different situations, especially to improve the way I am playing.

"From when I was very young I always played manager games - the older people know what I am talking about, Football Manager! It is a change from our daily football life, lots of training, but I don't know yet."