Steven Gerrard has revealed that he tried to persuade Thierry Henry to join him at Liverpool.
Midfielder tried to lure Frenchman to Liverpool
Steven Gerrard has revealed that he tried to persuade Thierry Henry to join him at Liverpool.
The French forward joined Barcelona in the summer after deciding to bring his Arsenal career to an end.
Gerrard forged a friendship with Henry after facing him for both club and country, and admits he would have relished playing with him at Liverpool.
"I sent him a few text messages seeing if he fancied it," Gerrard told the club's official website.
"I would have loved to have seen him in a Liverpool shirt, just like the supporters would have.
"But he wanted to play in Spain and for Barcelona, so you had to respect that decision.
"However he's got a lot of respect for Liverpool. He speaks really well about us."
Gerrard admits he would find it difficult to refuse the job of Liverpool manager if he was ever offered the role in future.
He said: "If I was qualified to do it, there's no way I could turn it down because of my bond with the club and the supporters.
"But I think Jamie Carragher's got more chance than me. He maybe loves the game more than me, he studies the game more than me.
"So maybe he might be a bit more prepared than me."