I’m sure he’s going to be remembered forever as one of the biggest, if not the biggest, legends in the club. I’m sure he’s very proud of that and I’m very proud of him. I would like for Stevie to play for Liverpool forever and forever but sometimes in life you cannot choose what is better for everybody.
You can see the reality, everybody understands his position, and even if they don’t understand they respect his decision because they all love Stevie. It’s difficult to find a player who stays in the good and the bad times. He had great times, bad times, but he was always ready for the next challenge and this is what Liverpool supporters ask of the players.
Give your passion, your love, your entire life for the club and he did and with great results.
In my career, I will never find a player like him who understands my game like he did. I have been lucky enough to play with great players but with him it was different because I knew at that time that he trusted I could do anything and he was giving me the ball because he wanted me to take the responsibility and he was sure I was going to do well.
That’s a great thing for me, because I had the support of Stevie.