Premier League greats honoured by PFA

Exit Premier League greats, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard were yesterday, Sunday, April 26 honoured by the Professional Footballers' Association.

Gerrard and Lampard are set to leave the Premier League this season for the MLS after making an incredible impact in England.

The former England internationals were honoured by the PFA at a ceremony at the Grosvenor Hotel.

Gerrard who leaves Liverpool this summer after 17-years at the club was pleased to receive the honour alongside his former England national teammate Lampard.

"Of course, we played together for England for a long time and I'm a huge admirer of Frank and his game and the success he has had at ," Gerrard said.

"He is an unbelievable player, a world-class player and I couldn't ask for anyone better to share it with.

"I'm really pleased. Every time you get an individual award and an award for the job you do, you're really happy. I'm a young boy from a council estate who has worked every so hard to get to where I am today.

"I have been lucky, I have had a fantastic career it has been full of highs and lows but some of the highs I have achieved have blown me away and I achieved a lot of my dreams playing for Liverpool and England."

Lampard left Chelsea as the club's all-time leading goalscorer like Gerrard, will be moving to the MLS in the summer.

He also expressed delight in sharing the award with the Liverpool captain.

"I'm pleased - it is a great honour," the former Chelsea man said.

"I have been fortunate enough to have a long time playing in the Premier League - along with Steven it is a great honour to be alongside a player who himself has done so much for the game. For the two of us to get it, it is a nice send-off and a nice ending for me.

"I have got a huge amount of respect for Steven - we had a few ding-dongs up and down the years, we seemed to play each other five or six times a season when the Champions League was involved.

"He deserved the accolades he gets for his career and being a statesmen of Liverpool - he will be remembered for what he has done in the game. I'm proud to stand alongside him, he is a good friend and we had fun playing together for England."