{"id":1230976,"date":"2021-10-28T17:22:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T16:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1230976"},"modified":"2021-10-28T17:22:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T16:22:46","slug":"cesc-fabregas-steven-gerrard-arsenal-liverpool-toughest-opponent","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/cesc-fabregas-steven-gerrard-arsenal-liverpool-toughest-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"Cesc Fabregas: Steven Gerrard was the toughest opponent I faced as an Arsenal player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cesc Fabregas has labelled former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard as the &#8220;toughest opponent&#8221; he ever faced while donning the colours of Arsenal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Spanish legend, now turning out for Monaco in Ligue 1, represented the Gunners during an eight-year stint in north London, during which time he was present across arguably the club&#8217;s most succesful period as they won the 2003\/04 Premier League season in unbeaten fashion.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old was also instrumental under Arsene Wenger as the club won the 2005 FA Cup, reached the 2006 Champions League final, and consolidated their status as one of the game&#8217;s most aesthetically-pleasing teams to watch, owing to their pass-heavy playing style.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>William Hill offer:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/william-hill?q=uk-all-con-bag-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1230764 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1660\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill.jpg 1660w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-110x54.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-143x70.jpg 143w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-66x32.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-80x39.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-180x88.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-380x187.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-1200x589.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-240x118.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-1100x540.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-85x42.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-41x20.jpg 41w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/10\/27094341\/1230763_1230763_william-hill-330x162.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1660px) 100vw, 1660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/william-hill?q=uk-all-con-bag-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a> to claim. 18+ only. 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GambleAware.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There were many formidable midfield opponents Fabregas came up against during his stint in the Premier League for Arsenal, having also turned out for Chelsea between 2014 and 2019, but he has revealed Liverpool&#8217;s former skipper forced him to up his game the most.<\/p>\n<p>During a Q&amp;A on his official twitter account, one user put forward the question as to who the best player he ever faced while at Arsenal was, to which Fabregas replied: &#8220;Steven Gerrard&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">Steven Gerrard <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K7soVajmOo\">https:\/\/t.co\/K7soVajmOo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cesc F\u00e0bregas Soler (@cesc4official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cesc4official\/status\/1453692612242821133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time the Spaniard has labelled Gerrard his sternest test in the Premier League, selecting the Merseysider ahead of Frank Lampard and Paul Scholes last year when the question was put forward to him.<\/p>\n<p><span>He told <em>Match Of The Day&#8217;s Top 10<\/em> podcast in July 2020: &#8220;If I have to say one &#8211; and I really enjoyed playing against &#8211; I would say Steven Gerrard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;He was physically the most difficult opponent to handle. 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