Published: 23:03, 7 October 2025 | Updated: 23:03, 7 October 2025

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has taken another swipe at former team-mate El-Hadj Diouf, reigniting their past feud.

Gerrard and El-Hadji Diouf played together at Anfield from 2002-2004 before the Senegalese left for Bolton, and it is abundantly clear they simply did not like each other.

On the day Gerrard announced his retirement from football, Diouf's comments on French television once again opened a long-running dispute, which has now been ongoing for two decades.

Diouf has accused his former captain of being jealous, selfish and even a racist - which Gerrard vigorously denied - during a number of outrageous outbursts, while Gerrard has been open about the fact he was not a fan of the Senegalese's approach to football and life in general.

Gerrard revealed his dislike of Diouf when his first autobiography was released in 2007. 'I wasn't Diouf's number one fan,' the then-Liverpool captain wrote. While playing with Leeds in 2012, Diouf addressed the claims, insisting 'nobody' at Liverpool could stand Gerrard, who made 710 appearances for the club and led...