Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson claims Steven Gerrard was 'as good as' Gary Neville at right-back after playing him there in a friendly... but admits the Liverpool legend would have been 'wasted' in defence

Sven Goran-Eriksson has revealed that he believes Steven Gerrard would have been a better right-back than Gary Neville.

The Manchester United and Sky Sports pundit is known as one of the best right-backs in the Premier League era.

Gerrard meanwhile is one of the greatest English midfielders, but Eriksson who managed the Three Lions from 2001 to 2006, believes the current Aston Villa manager was just as adept on the right side of defence.

When asked by the Times whether he thought Gerrard would go into management, he said: 'It’s not a big surprise.