Liverpool legend John Aldridge has slammed Chelsea fans over their treatment of Steven Gerrard last week. Aldridge says Gerrard was well within his rights to criticise the home fans for the way he was barracked during the 1-1 draw.

He wrote in the Sunday World: "Gerrard was right not to be too thankful to the Chelsea fans after their gesture as I reckon only about half of them joined in with that applause and I can hazard a guess as to why.

"This particular club lacks a massive number of genuine, decent supporters and that is the case across the game these days.

"Fair play to those Chelsea fans who acknowledged a great player in his final match at their ground, but we saw yet more evidence of the petty hatred people have for Liverpool's greatest ever player as well last weekend.

"What the hell were Chelsea fans up to holding up little yellow pieces of plastic referencing Gerrard's slip against the Blues last season? Come on lads we are all grown-ups here and you made yourself look very silly.

"That is why Stevie was right to not go overboard in acknowledging the applause and have a bit of a pop back at the Chelsea crowd in his brilliantly honest post-match interview. He has been on the end of some vile abuse from that lot down the years, so he was in no mood to bid them a fond farewell."