Thierry Henry has hailed Steven Gerrard following his decision to hang up his boots.

The Liverpool legend called time on his playing career just a week after confirming he had left LA Galaxy after two seasons in the MLS.

Gerrard and Henry were two of the best players of their Premier League era, and the former Arsenal favourite admits he wished he lined up alongside the midfield ace.

Speaking on Sky Sports, the Frenchman said: "I will say alongside [Paul] Scholes, he is the player that I would have liked to have played with.

"He's one of those guys, the one who they say who could do anything on the pitch and do it well, Stevie G was him. A header, a free-kick, an assist or a tackle, everything was done well.

"At times, he was underrated, he was just an amazing, amazing player."

Source: Daily Mirror

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