Ledley King makes Luka Modric claim about Liverpool legend

Ledley King has claimed Luka Modric dominated Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard

The former England international heaped praise on the Croatian, who he used to play with at Tottenham Hotspur before his move to Real Madrid, during an interview with Rio Ferdinand’s Presents FIVE.

“I’ve seen Luka (Modric) go to Anfield and play against Stevie (Gerrard), you know how good Stevie is. I’ve seen Luka dominate there,” said King.

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“I think we thought he was a number 10 but he was someone who wanted to play deep. He wanted to get the ball from the back four and dictate things from there.”

Host Steven Howson joked: “Are you telling me Modric is better than Steven Gerrard?

King continued: “You’d give it to him (Modric) with someone up his a** and he’d turn then play on the outside. He’d not be doing it in a flashy way. Luka’s longevity is a joke, he’s still doing it.”

While Gerrard called time on a glorious career in November 2016, after a spell playing in America for LA Galaxy after leaving his beloved Liverpool, the 38-year-old Modric is still going strong with Madrid.

King also spoke about another of the best footballers to emerge from Merseyside - Gerrard's England team-mate and ex-Everton prodigy Wayne Rooney.

“Rooney (was) quality, but not in the same ‘embarrass you’ way," said King, who revealed Arsenal legend Thierry Henry was his toughest opponent. "(Ruud) Van Nistelrooy was more of a box player. I didn’t fear him outside the box at all. He came alive in the box.

“(Michael) Owen I didn’t fear in terms of footwork. Just in terms of getting in behind you. He was