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Published 16:20 8 May 2015 BST
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'I tried to bring him to Chelsea, Inter & Real Madrid, but he remained a dear enemy. To stop him, or to try to stop him, is very difficult. I'm very sad it's the last time I will play against him. 'It is because of opponents like him, that I am the manager I am. I learn through my players and through my best opponents and the problems they give me, the way they make me think and analyse them. 'Steven Gerrard is for sure one of my favourite enemies. An enemy with all the good feeling I can express.'
We'd like to think its a classy tribute from the Chelsea boss but we wonder if Liverpool were challenging for the title if he would have been so effusive ion his praise.
The Chelsea boss has also compared Gerrard's departure to that of Frank Lampard's last season,
'I am sad he is leaving the same as our Frank Lampard. 'But Frank is a Chelsea legend and it's a different situation because Steven was always on the other side. I tried to bring him to Chelsea, I tried to bring him to Inter, I tried to bring him to Real Madrid but he was always with the enemy.' 'I want to honour him and I hope Stamford Bridge has the same feeling.' 'It's too late to sign him. He can't play against Liverpool. He's done an amazing career with his people. He refused to play in other big clubs, other big leagues to play only for Liverpool and this is a feeling that stays together.'H/t to the Express
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