The former Reds defender has taken to
Twitter to hit back at his former colleague in
claims the Liverpool great was too intimidated
to look him in the eyes



John Arne Riise has laughed off claims
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was scared
of former team-mate El Hadji Diouf, taking to
Twitter to call for a 50/50 tackle between the
pair.



he Senegalese striker spent two seasons
with Riise and Gerrard at Anfield and hit out
at his former skipper following news of his
retirement from professional football.



Diouf told SFR Sport.: "When I arrived, I
showed him that he was nothing. I asked him,
'What great competition have you played and
where do people remember you?' It wasn't
[Zinedine] Zidane.



"The player, I respect him. He's a great
player. But the man and the person not. I let
him know.



"For me, he was a player like everyone
else. He had to keep up well, and play as he
knew how to do, but don't go to the coach to
report what happens in the dressing room."



Diouf didn't stop there, claiming that Gerrard
was intimidated by the controversial striker,
who retired from the game last year, saying:
"He did not look in my eyes because he was
afraid. And he was afraid to speak to me.



"And when I arrived at Liverpool, it was he
who asked me for my jersey, not the
opposite."



However former team-mate John Arne Riise
has laughed off the comments, taking to his
official Twitter account to mock his former
colleague.



Riise said: "Diouf talking again Zzzzz.. Like
Gerrard was afraid of looking into his eyes
and talking to him - Yeah good one dude.



"I wasn't Diouf's number one fan,' the
Liverpool captain wrote in his book. His
attitude was all wrong. I felt he wasn't really
a***d about putting his body on the line to
get Liverpool back at the top."


"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,"
Gerrard later added in an interview."



And Diouf has had his fair share of words on
Gerrard previously stating that other Liverpool
personnel weren't fans of the Reds legend.



"There is nobody more egotistical than him.


"He does not care about others," Diouf once
told the press. "I spoke to the major figures at
Liverpool and nobody can stand him. And I
am not talking about Carragher."






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