Steven Gerrard knows something about soccer rivalries, having played against Everton in the Merseyside Derby during his 17 years with Liverpool.
On Saturday he got a taste of soccer passion in this country when he made his Galaxy debut against Mexico's Club America in a matchup of the most successful first-division clubs in their respective countries.
And though the game was played on the Galaxy's field at the StubHub Center, a boisterous pro-America crowd of 27,924 definitely left Gerrard and his new teammates feeling anything but at home in the Galaxy's 2-1 win.
Carlos Quintero accounted for the Club America goal early in the first half while Robbie Keane and Alan Gordon scored for the Galaxy, with Gordon's late header making the difference.