Jamie Carragher today backed Steven Gerrard to overtake him in Liverpool's all-time appearance table.

Carragher is currently a clear second on the list with 710 games, and is unlikely to catch Ian Callaghan on 857.

But as Gerrard prepares to play his 600th match against Newcastle on Sunday, our No.23 explained why he expects his fellow Scouser to surpass him.

"It depends when we both finish playing, but I expect he will," Carragher told Liverpoolfc.com in an interview you'll be able to read in full on Saturday.

"When Stevie gets to my position - and I don't know if he'll want to be in the position I've been in for the last six to 12 months because I've been on the bench a lot - he will still always come on.

"As a centre-back you don't come off the bench unless there are strange circumstances.

"I would imagine he'll play more games, and listen, he's been a better player than me for Liverpool so he thoroughly deserves that.

"If you look at the Swansea game (on Wednesday), he's still getting brought off the bench to rescue it for us. That's been the way for 13 or 14 years now.

"When that changes, maybe he'll look at it, but he's still expected to produce the Superman act at 32, so I think we're still a while away from that changing."

You can watch a section of Carragher's interview on LFC TV's Big Match Build Up from 6pm GMT on Friday but for the full chat, check out Liverpoolfc.com and LFC TV Online first thing on Saturday morning.