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Ryan Babel and Natasha Dowie are interviewed by LFC TV after playing for Liverpool Legends(Image: LFC TV)

Natasha Dowie has joked she feared she was going to be sent off after making history by playing for Liverpool Legends against Chelsea.

Her introduction and first touch were greeted with loud cheers from supporters, while she also impressed after sprinting back to steal possession off Ramires on the half-way line.

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However, Dowie feared she might have been shown a red card moments after being introduced to the action following a late tackle on Claude Makelele.



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The former Chelsea and Real Madrid legend has shown smart footwork to wriggle free of Dirk Kuyt, Sami Hyypia and Ragnar Klavan in his own box before laying off the ball to a team-mate.

However, the midfielder, famously a tough-tackling enforcer himself during his playing days, was fit enough to continue.

“What about my first tackle?

“Striker's tackle, that!

“It's brilliant (playing for the Legends), the intensity was pretty good as well.

I think it was a really entertaining game and hopefully the crowd enjoyed it.”

Dowie admitted playing for Liverpool Legends alongside the likes of Steven Gerrard is a proud moment she will never forget as she reflected on her history-making day.

“It was quite a daunting thing to be honest, stepping out there today as the only female,” she admitted to LFC TV.

“But I felt really quite relaxed.

“Absolutely brilliant to play with the likes of Steven Gerrard, my main man here (Ryan Babel).
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