Brendan Rodgers said this week that Steven Gerrard is 'arguably the best player who's ever played in the Premier League', but the Liverpool captain didn't make his manager's all-time XI in 2012. Rodgers, who dropped Gerrard for Saturday's 1-0 win over Stoke, confirmed that the veteran midfielder has been offered a new contract at Liverpool and told reporters: 'I love working with Steven Gerrard, he's arguably the best player who's ever played in the Premier League.' In April 2012 though, appearing as a guest on Match of the Day 3, Rodgers picked Paul Scholes and Roy Keane as his midfield duo in his all-time Premier League XI, with Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola playing slightly in front of the Manchester United pair.
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Liverpool have offered Steven Gerrard a new contract
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Gerrard was dropped from starting XI for Saturday's 1-0 win over Stoke
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Brendan Rodgers says Gerrard arguably best ever Premier League player
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But Gerrard did not make Rodgers' all-time Premier League XI in 2012
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