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'Gerrard is nothing and I told him so' - Diouf hits out at Liverpool legend again

El Hadji Diouf again slammed former team-mate Steven Gerrard after the Liverpool great confirmed his retirement.

The 36-year-old Champions League and FA Cup winner announced on Thursday he was retiring from professional football.

Diouf, who spent two seasons at Liverpool and has criticised Gerrard previously, took aim at the former midfielder again.

"When I arrived, I showed him that he was nothing," he told SFR Sport.

"I asked him, 'What great competition have you played and where do people remember you?' It wasn't [Zinedine] Zidane.

"The player, I respect him. He's a great player.