Liverpool FC: Reds Not Strong Enough To Give Steven Gerrard A Breather, Says Man Utd Legend Paul Scholes

Manchester United legend-turned-pundit Paul Scholes opined that Liverpool doesn't have enough depth to rest their skipper and key starter Steven Gerrard.

The 39-year-old, who hanged his boots just a year ago as a Red Devil, was critical of Brendan Rodgers' move on his column in the London Evening Standard, insisting that a change in approach in utilising Gerrard's ageing legs should have been the better alternative.

"There is no reason that he cannot be an effective holding midfielder for Liverpool for three more years,"

"I won a Champions League six months before my 34th birthday. But you need a manager who knows when to play you and when to rest you."

"Sir Alex Ferguson was brilliant at that. He would tell me that he had a game in mind for me, a week, 10 days ahead and to get myself ready to play."

"Liverpool's squad are not strong enough to allow Gerrard the rest that he needs, even taking into account the performance in Madrid from a mainly second string XI."

"In my last few years at United we had the strength in depth that allowed the manager to be selective with my games."

The Reds had a relatively better performance at the Santiago Bernabeu as far as the scoreline is concerned, reducing the deficit from 3-0 in the first meeting to 1-0, but who knows what could have happened had the Merseyside outfit fielded-in their best XI.

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