Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez says the club will lose their “red heartbeat” when Steven Gerrard leaves. Club captain Gerrard, 34, confirmed he will depart Anfield in the summer and is believed to be wanted by a number of clubs in the United States. On his official website, Benitez said: “Liverpool is not just losing a great athlete or a great footballer. The club is losing its red heartbeat.”
Current boss Brendan Rodgers said the word legend did not do Gerrard justice.
Benitez, who worked with Gerrard from 2004 to 2010 at Liverpool, said: “If I could think of one word to describe Steven Gerrard it would be passion. — AP




