Steven Gerrard: Players try every trick in the book to win

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes players will try "every trick in the book" because of their desperation to win football matches.

The Blues’ conduct in their Champions League elimination came in or criticism from pundits on RTÉ and Sky as nine of Jose Mourinho’s players surrounded Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers before the harsh dismissal of Ibrahimovic for a foul on Oscar after 31 minutes.

For his part PSG talisman Zlatan Ibrahimovic branded the Blues “babies”.