Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has revealed why he wore the no.8 shirt for most of his time at the club.

Gerrard started out with the no.28 when becoming a first teamer, and then moved on to the no.17 later in his career.

However, he eventually settled on the no.8 and wore that until he eventually left the club in 2015.

“I used to grow up watching VHS of John Aldridge, along with Ian Rush and Kenny Dalglish, but not really," he said at the Forever Reds Christmas lunch.

“I first went to 28 and I was just trying to work my way up into the first 11.

“When I had the opportunity to grab the number eight, being a midfielder and an attacking midfielder, that was the number I wanted."