John Aldridge suggests Steven Gerrard is the best player to ever pull on the famous red of Liverpool.
34-year old Reds captain Gerrard has called time on his career at Anfield which will come to a close at the end of the current season.
With over half a century of watching Liverpool, former striker Aldridge has seen plenty of great players turn out for the Merseyside club but feels Gerrard is the very best he has cast his eyes over.
"It's a day I have been dreading for a long time," Aldridge told BBC Sport. "He will be hanging up his boots for Liverpool. His boots are unfillable.
"I played against Stevie when I was Tranmere manager and he was 16 playing for Liverpool Reserves against Tranmere Reserves.
"You knew he would be a star. I've been watching Liverpool play for 50 years home and away and he's the best player I have seen for them.
"He is irreplaceable. It's not just on the field, but also in the dressing room where he gets the best out of the players around him."
