Redknapp claims Houllier preferred Wright to Gerrard at Liverpool

Redknapp claims Houllier preferred Wright to Gerrard at Liverpool
Redknapp claims Houllier preferred Wright to Gerrard at Liverpool

Jamie Redknapp had to convince Gerard Houllier that Steven Gerrard was a “different class” with the former Liverpool boss initially preferring the look of Stephen Wright. Gerrard and Wright came through the Liverpool academy together before their career paths eventually went completely different ways with Wright leaving the Reds in 2002 to join Premier League side, Sunderland. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING ALSO READ: BREAKING: Nigeria records 276 new cases of COVID-19, total now 8,344 Houllier eventually promoted Gerrard to play for Liverpool’s first team but Redknapp claims that Houllier had higher hopes for Wright after the pair were invited to train with the seniors. 

 Speaking on The Lockdown Tactics podcast, Redknapp recalled the training session where Houllier thought Wright was “the one”: “I’ve got the ball, passed to Stevie, hoping he would give me it back and I could ping it out to the left-winger, or something. ALSO READ: Berbatov calls for rule change if Man Utd lose Ighalo “But he took the ball in and on the half-turn he just hit this pass, straight through the air and into someone’s feet. And I thought ‘wow, this kid can play’. Just two minutes later, he’s smashed into Paul Ince, and then he is driving past people. “Gerard Houllier came up to me at the end and asked what I thought of the right-back? I said ‘right-back? What about the kid in midfield? He’s unbelievable. He’s in a different class, the best I’ve seen in years. He is a winner’. “I said ‘If you can’t see that then you don’t know football’.” Wright made 14 Premier League appearances for Liverpool, while Gerrard made 504 league appearances for the club and won the Champions League.

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