FER REAL?.

STEVEN Gerrard says England’s Golden Generation failed because they were “egotistical losers” eaten up by club rivalries.

In an extraordinarily frank conversation with fellow ex-Three Lion Rio Ferdinand, the Liverpool legend claims England were never a proper team because of the “immature hatred” that existed between him and stars from other top clubs.

Gerrard also revealed he was miserable for much of his career with the national team which spanned 114 caps − 38 of them as captain. And the man who skippered England at Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup was scathing about himself and the other players who underperformed for more than a decade − Sun.