QPR coach Glenn Hoddle feels Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard should have moved abroad earlier in his career.

Gerrard leaves Liverpool for LA Galaxy at the end of this season.

Hoddle wrote in the Mail on Sunday: "I think it will be a fantastic experience for him, even at this stage of his career.

"And though I, like many, can't help admiring his loyalty and commitment to Liverpool over the years, there is a little part of me that would have loved to have seen him make the move abroad a few years ago, at the peak of his career.

"It is said he had opportunities to join Real Madrid and I'm sure all the leading clubs from the top leagues would have been interested in signing him if there had been an opportunity. Of course, everyone is different and I totally respect his decision to stay at Liverpool. But he might have become an even better player had he gone abroad earlier."