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El-Hadji Diouf Slams Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and Neil Lennon

Former Liverpool forward El-Hadji Diouf is never a man to mince his words and has launched a fresh tirade against his ex-team-mates Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher.

In a remarkable interview with French football magazine So Foot (h/t Alex Richards of the Daily Mirror), Diouf tore into the Reds legends, who were and remain adored by the Anfield crowd after years of admirable service and many trophies won.

“Steven Gerrard is a great club player but an egotist,” claims Diouf. “He didn’t care about Liverpool winning—all that mattered for him was getting on the scoresheet.