Steven Gerrard was forced to deny an extraordinary allegation by former team-mate El Hadji Diouf that he has 'never liked black people'.
|||Steven Gerrard was last night forced to deny an extraordinary allegation by former Liverpool team-mate El Hadji Diouf that he has ‘never liked black people’.
The Senegal forward also accused Gerrard of being jealous of his achievements and said Liverpool do not welcome black foreigners.
The allegations were immediately and categorically rebuffed by Gerrard through his lawyers and the former England captain is understood to be taking legal advice.
Diouf was responding to comments in Gerrard’s new book My Story,
that the former African Player of the Year, 34, was his least favourite signing who put his social life ahead of football.
Diouf told a Senegalese radio station: ‘We all saw how he made life difficult for Mario Balotelli in Liverpool. I warned him. Liverpool are not a team that welcomes black unless they are British.
‘Gerrard has never liked black people.’
Gerrard was scathing about Diouf in his book, writing: ‘A few people have since asked me if I saw any comparison between Diouf and Mario Balotelli — and I’ve always said no. I’ve got respect for Balotelli; I’ve got none for Diouf.
‘For example, the way he spat a huge globule of gunky phlegm at a Celtic fan in a Uefa Cup match at Parkhead in March 2003 summed up his contemptuous and spiteful demeanour.
Liverpool declined to comment about Diouf’s claims yesterday but another black ex-Liverpool player, Ryan Babel, tweeted: ‘I did not get that feeling from Steve G so I think he [Diouf] got it wrong.’ – Daily Mail
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