Steven Gerrard’s Brutal 4-Word Champions League Joke About Everton

Former Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard had commentary in stitches over a four-word joke aimed at Everton during the Reds’ Champions League opener vs Atletico Madrid.

It was the Liverpudlian’s first game of the new season in his improved role in the TNT Sports’ team on Wednesday night after the 46-year-old was a refreshing addition throughout last season.

During the first-half, much of Ally McCoist and Darren Fletcher’s commentary was aimed at the omnipotence of Atletico right-back Marcos Llorente, who scored his fifth career goal against the Reds.

That means 50 per cent of the Spaniard’s goals in Europe’s premier competition have come against the Premier League giants. And that, somewhat bizarrely, ended up becoming the inspiration for a joke against the Toffees.

At the start of the second period, which was poised at 1-1 following Dominik Szoboszlai’s equaliser, Fletcher brought up the fact that Llorente had named his dog ‘Anfield’ because of his love affair with the iconic ground.

Quick-wittedly, Gerrard made a joke at the expense of Everton, whom he scored nine Premier League goals against during his career. Live on-air, he remarked:

“Might call mine Goodison.”

The pointed insult had his two co-commentators in stitches, with the moment of television gold no doubt cementing his position as one of the most enjoyable pundits around at the minute – well, that’s if you are not of an Everton persuasion.

Steven Gerrard’s Incredible Record vs Everton

Gerrard was made for the Merseyside derby, and his record against Everton underlined just how much he relished the occasion. Across 30 Premier League appearances against the Blues, the Liverpool legend scored nine goals and provided four assists, giving him 13 goal contributions – the most by any Liverpool player in Premier League history against their local city rivals.

Captain Fantastic’s defining derby moment came in March 2012, when he produced one of the most memorable individual performances in the fixture’s history. On his 400th league appearance for Liverpool, the skipper scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 victory at Anfield, becoming the first player since Ian Rush in 1982 to score three in the derby.