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Steven Gerrard vs El-Hadji Diouf - a war of words between two former Liverpool FC team-mates

Steven Gerrard and El-Hadji Diouf played together at Anfield from 2002-2004, before the Senegalese left for Bolton, and it is abundantly clear they simply did not like each other.

On the day Gerrard announced his retirement from football, Diouf's comments on French television have once again opened a long-running dispute, which has now been ongoing for a decade.

Diouf has accused his former captain of being jealous, selfish and even a racist, which Gerrard vigorously denied, during a number of outrageous outbursts, while Gerrard has been open about the fact he was not a fan of the Senegalese's approach to football and life in general.