'You could kick him and he'd shake your hand after the game': Steven Gerrard says Patrick Vieira was one of the 'toughest battles' he ever faced as they get to renew their rivalry when Aston Villa take on Crystal Palace
Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa will take on Patrick Vieira's Crystal Palace The pair were involved in many fierce battles as players of Liverpool and Arsenal They previously faced as managers of Rangers and Nice in a pre-season friendly Gerrard has praised his old rival for the job he has done so far at Crystal Palace By Kieran Lynch For Mailonline
Published: 11:20 GMT, 26 November 2021 | Updated: 11:20 GMT, 26 November 2021
Steven Gerrard and Patrick Vieira enjoyed many fierce battles on the pitch, and on Saturday they will renew their rivalry on the touchline when Aston Villa take on Crystal Palace.
The pair were involved in some memorable hard-hitting contests when Liverpool faced Arsenal in the early 2000s.
Both men are now in the early stages of their Premier League managerial careers and if the fixture at Selhurst Park is anything like their epic on-field encounters then a similarly bruising match is expected.
Steven Gerrard and Patrick Vieira were involved in some fierce battles as players
Gerrard and Vieira will reunite on the touchline when Aston Villa take on Crystal Palace
However, It won't be the first time they've faced each other in the opposite dugout.
Gerrard said in his pre-match press conference: 'I faced him before in a pre-season friendly when he was manager at Nice and I was up at Rangers.
'He's a man I've got
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