‘It’s war’: Steven Gerrard warns Frank Lampard in much-hyped Major League Soccer clash
Former Liverpool and Chelsea midfield adversaries to lock horns once more
Steven Gerrard warned Frank Lampard to be ready for “war” as the two former Liverpool and Chelsea midfield adversaries prepared to lock horns once more for their Major League Soccer sides on Sunday.
Gerrard’s Los Angeles Galaxy and Lampard’s New York City FC meet in Carson on Sunday in a game being hyped as the most star-studded clash in MLS history, pitting two of the league’s big-spending sides against each other.
If Frank plays from the beginning or if he comes on we become enemies, and when the game’s over we become friends again
The Galaxy’s StubHub Center will be the backdrop for one of the last meetings between Gerrard and Lampard, who regularly featured in the fierce rivalry that developed between Liverpool and Chelsea over the last decade.
Gerrard, who joined the Galaxy in July, played down suggestions that Sunday’s game would be a personal duel with former England midfield partner Lampard, who remains a friend off the pitch.
Promotional posters for Sunday’s game styled the contest as a boxing bout, billing the meeting as “The British Invasion” and featuring Gerrard and Lampard set against the background of a Union flag.
The 35-year-old admitted, however, that no quarter would be given against Lampard and his City teammates.
“I’m sure Frank agrees it’s slightly embarrassing to have all the focus on you when it’s Los Angeles Galaxy versus New York,” Gerrard said.