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Danny Welbeck has recalled an elbow from Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard during an encounter.(Image: Getty Images)

Former Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck has recalled how Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard elbowed him during his loan with Sunderland.

The 34-year-old opted to choose Frank Lampard over the ex-Reds captain as the better of the two midfielders after their encounter.

Welbeck was quizzed over the decades-long debate over who was the better midfielder out of the Chelsea legend and Gerrard when discussing his best England teammate.



But the Brighton & Hove Albion forward has described an incident involving the midfielder that resulted in a yellow card for the Liverpool legend.

The encounter came during Roy Hodgson's reign at Anfield as Liverpool managed to salvage a draw against the Black Cats thanks to Gerrard's 63rd-minute equaliser.

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Welbeck joked about the incident and opted to pick Lampard over Gerrard as his favoured England teammate.

He actually one time - I was on loan at Sunderland and I remember when we went to Anfield and he gave me an elbow right across my head.

"Then I think Lee Cattermole's gone over like, 'what's that about?' he's like, 'Oh leave, he's a Manc.' or whatever so, stuff like that.

"I'm going for Lampard.

Yeah Stevie G, you're getting that one [Lampard better]."

At the time, the alleged elbow left Steve Bruce outraged at the Liverpool captain escaping further punishment.

It is a strange one to give a yellow card for that."


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