Stephen Ireland has been ridiculed by fans after he claimed a string of Premier League stars such as Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes never got the better of him as a player.
The former Republic of Ireland star revealed that he was never blown away by these players, as well as Paul Scholes, and feels he more than held his own when he came up against these players.
"I played against huge names, and on the day they never got the better of me and I never played against them and went wow these are incredible," said Ireland.
