Steven Gerrard and Alex Curran seem to have named baby Lio after Lionel Messi

Steven Gerrard and Alex Curran have welcomed their fourth child - and appear to have named him after Lionel Messi.

The footballer and his wife sparked speculation that they had looked to one of Gerrard's sporting heroes for name inspiration thanks to the unusual spelling of the baby boy's first name.

Gerrard announced the happy news to his fans on Instagram on Saturday to say that his son had been born earlier that day, with a photo reading "It's a boy!" alongside the baby's name and date of birth.