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WATCH: Chelsea mascot who pranked Gerrard insists no hard feelings

The former Chelsea mascot who pranked ex-Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard back in 2006 says the Rangers boss had no problem with him.

Then aged five, young Chelsea fan Jake Nickless offered to shake the hand of Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard before a big televised Premier League match in February 2006 - and then blew a raspberry at him.

But 14 years on, and as the video has gone viral again, there appears to be no hard feelings.

Gerrard, now manager of Rangers, mentioned the incident in his autobiography and said it was the only time he smiled in the tunnel before kick-off.

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live , Nickless said: "My mum bought the book and there's a picture in there of me doing it.

"I sent a copy to him to get it signed, and he signed it for me.

"The video goes viral every other year. This year, one of my friends just kept tagging people, and it's the first year I've got any credit for it.

"Half of my friends never knew it was me. I never really spoke about it until the past week."

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