Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard admits he didn't always get
along with manager Rafa Benitez.
There was a time when Gerrard just did not understand the
Spaniard. Played out of position on the right side of midfield in a
team that lacked direction and drive, it was not so much a meeting
of minds but a pair of heads hammering against different sides of
the same brick wall.
Gerrard accepts there was an element of immaturity on his
part.
"Maybe when I was a bit selfish when I was younger," he
reflected. "I used to think of myself a bit too much when he was
playing me out of position.
"I should have taken a deep breath and realised it was for the
team.
"But, at the moment, he is playing me in my favourite position,
I am captain and we are winning. Our relationship has got stronger
as time has gone by.
"For years and years I have moaned about not being involved in a
title race and being far away from the others.
"At the moment, I am playing in a team that's capable of beating
anyone in the league."