After Lionel Messi finally ended his career-long wait to lift the World Cup, Steven Gerrard's comparison of former Reds midfielder Joe Cole and the Paris Saint-Germain superstar has not aged too nicely.
After ending his seven-year stay at Chelsea in 2010 and moving to Anfield on a Bosman transfer, it's fair to say that Gerrard was more than pleased with the Reds adding the one-time highly-rated Cole to their ranks during Roy Hodgson's first transfer window as Liverpool manager.
Speaking to the Guardian in 2010, the former Liverpool, England and LA Galaxy midfielder was quick to laud the Londoners' former No.10.
