Yeah fair do's for that like it's not exactly the players I'd have thought. To be honest, I must admit, I was hoping Zidane would have made an appearance given how highly he rates Gerrard.
Agreed mate but who knows he might still turn up.
Seems Roy is Carrras team manager.
Evans: How do I stop Luis, Torres and co?
25th Mar 2015 - Latest News
Roy Evans faces a daunting task at Anfield on Sunday afternoon - coming up with a plan to subdue a strike-force consisting of Luis Suarez, Fernando Torres and Thierry Henry.
He'll have to figure out how to cut off the supply to them too, as Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso look set to rekindle their partnership in the middle of the park for the day's All-Star charity game.
But then Evans will be taking charge of a team captained by Jamie Carragher, that Liverpool defensive stalwart of 737 battles, who is already relishing the challenge of clashing with Suarez and co.
The match at Anfield, which gets underway at 3pm BST, is being organised by the Liverpool FC Foundation and will raise money to support the work of important charities in the local community.
The Kop will welcome back some of their former heroes for the game which will be shown exclusively live on LFCTV and LFCTV GO - and Evans insists he will be dedicated to serving up a competitive spectacle.
Asked about the threat of Suarez, Torres and Henry, Evans responded: "How do you stop those sort of guys?
"We've got a team of lads who are good players. Some of them have been great players for Liverpool over the years.
"The main thing is that the people who come get some entertainment and the lads that play enjoy doing it, because it's always great to come back to Anfield and I'm sure they'll love that.
"It's great that these people, these superstars from over the years, have come back to pay tribute. I'm sure the fans are going to love it.
"It's going to be competitive - there's no point playing a game and making it into a friendly game. It's got to be about the competition. These lads are all competitive.
"They are all guys who have achieved big things in their careers. So it's important that we treat it as a proper match - that's the way it's been set out to me: we set it up as a proper Premier League match. Hopefully it turns out that way."
Evans will once again manage Carragher, the young lad from Bootle to whom he handed a Liverpool debut in January 1997 - and he held the defender up as a perfect illustration for the younger generation to aspire to.
"Carra's a great example to use for kids, to show how he developed from being a player in the reserve team," said Evans of the player who won the hearts of Kopites during a 16-year Anfield spell.
"He wasn't one who you would definitely have said he was going to make the grade [at first]. But he improved at every stage of his career; on and on. His effort and determination to get there was fantastic and what a great player he was for us.
"It's the same with Steven Gerrard, who was there coming through the ranks during my time at the club. Unfortunately, I couldn't really play him. He had a few injuries and a few things going on.
"But we know each other through the youth development side. It's great to see two great guys and two guys from the city as well."
LFCTV HD will broadcast the match live and exclusively in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, and the game will be available for fans around the world to watch on LFCTV GO.
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