In Tweets: Stevie's star showing
Steven Gerrard turned in a man-of-the-match display to help England beat Ukraine 1-0 on Tuesday night and move into the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 – and afterwards Twitter was buzzing with praise for the Reds star.
Here are some of the best of the post-match Tweets from journalists, fans and ex-players all keen to pay tribute to captain fantastic:
Steven Gerrard, best player on the pitch by a mile. And tournament so far.
— Nicky Allt (@NickyAllt) June 19, 2012
Gerrard, my man of the match so far.Captain!!!
— Jan Aage Fjortoft (@JanAageFjortoft) June 19, 2012
Would of tweeted earlier but only just picked my chin up off the floor after STEVIE GERRARD's performance #unbeliveable #scouser
— adam morgan (@AMorgan94) June 19, 2012
Gerrard far and away England's outstanding player so far and rising to the role of captain. #bbcfootball
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) June 19, 2012
Steven Gerrard has been fantastic so far, Englands best player by far!!
— Terry McDermott (@TerryMac777) June 19, 2012
Hearing outrageous claims that there was a blade of grass not covered by Stevie G tonight
— Kop Magazine (@TheKopMagazine) June 19, 2012
Love the full-time huddle around the captain..what a leader he is.. #MOTM
— Chris Morgan (@ChrisMorgan10) June 19, 2012
Can't remember Gerrard playing better for England
— Matt Dickinson (@DickinsonTimes) June 19, 2012
Gerrard made his international debut v Ukraine and has just delivered one of his best displays for #eng. Superb tonight, deservedly MOTM
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) June 19, 2012