A former Liverpool player earned the praise of Steven Gerrard this evening(Image: TNT Sport)

Steven Gerrard rued Liverpool's decision to sell Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich after the former Red scored against Real Madrid. The Colombian forward departed Anfield to join the Bundesliga heavyweights in the summer.

While Arne Slot's side was spending unprecedented sums on Hugo Ekitike, Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and co, Diaz was flogged to Vincent Kompany's side for around £65.5million. He has been a revelation in Bavaria, contributing 23 goals and 18 assists in 39 appearances in all competitions.

Gerrard was in the best seat in the Bernabeu to watch Diaz slide Bayern into a 1-0 lead on the stroke of half time in their Champions League quarter-final clash. After Diaz's excellent finish, the ex-Liverpool skipper admitted he and his former side miss Diaz.

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When asked on TNT Sports if he believes his former side would appreciate having Diaz right now, he replied: "Oh yeah...