Five facts about the captain

The England captain, 34, is No 3 on the country's most capped players list behind Peter Shilton and David Beckham. He has played 114 times for England since 2000 and after being briefly captain in 2008 became full-time team leader in 2010. He captained England 38 times, winning 20 of those games.

Gerrard scored the first of his 21 England goals in a famous 5-1 win over Germany in a World Cup qualifier in September 2001.

With his tireless running and vision, Gerrard is considered one of the best midfielders to be produced by England. He has spent all of his club career at Liverpool, making 669 league, FA Cup, League Cup and European competition appearances for the team while scoring 173 goals.