Gerrard a neat freak

It appears that Steven Gerrard has a few off-the-pitch ticks. Alex Curran has spilled the beans to The Mirror on her husband, the Liverpool captain.

“We didn’t leave the pool on holiday because Steven doesn’t like to get his feet dirty in the sand,” she said of their anniversary in Miami this June. “The pool is cleaner.

“And if he reads a newspaper, he has to wash his hands straight away.”

As long as Gerrard continues to strike the ball cleanly, few fans will mind.