Former Liverpool striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle has recalled a major bust-up between Steven Gerrard and El Hadji Diouf.

Sinama Pongolle has shed further light on the pair's rivalry, by revealing details of a fight between them.

"Half-time of a preseason game. Fight between Diouf and Gerrard. I was traumatised," Pongolle told journalist Walid Acherchour. "Can you imagine the young ones seeing this and thinking that's what professionals are like at that level?

"At half-time, in the dressing room. Stevie G is all like 'you have to pass, you have to pass' and [Diouf] just loses it.

“He didn't speak English. His English was rubbish. You know what he did? They hated each other so much. Steven Gerrard arrives, he insults Diouf. 'Hey, you f******'.

"And [Diouf] couldn't answer, so he grabs [former Liverpool boss] Gerard Houllier and says: 'Tell him, I'll f*** his mum'.

"He came in and said: 'I'm not his mate, I'll do him in straight away'."