Steven Gerrard is a bona fide legend for Liverpool football club and one of England's all-time great footballers.

Before a brief spell in L.A. to end his career, Gerrard spent 17 years at Anfield and led them to the Miracle in Istanbul in 2005 where they lifted the Champions League.

It's incredibly hard to pick an eleven of players Gerrard played with, and we're sure everyone will have their own opinion on the players to have graced Merseyside.

Just look at their strikers: Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Fernando Torres, Luis Suarez, Nicolas Anelka and Neil Mellor!

So here is GiveMeSports' best Liverpool XI during Steven Gerrard's tenure from 1998-2015.

Pepe Reina

This was a tough call. David James was the first 'keeper Gerrard really played with and he has a ton of accomplishments in the Premier League, but Reina could be considered more dependable. The now Napoli man won the Premier League Golden Glove award in his first three seasons with the club.

Alvaro Arbeloa

Glen Johnson and Steve Finnan have cases here, but it must be said that Arbeloa has gone to be the most successful by far. He has won the Champions league twice, La Liga once and the Copa del Rey twice with Real Madrid while winning the World Cup and European Championships with Spain. He went on to make 233 appearances for Real.

Jamie Carragher

Like Gerrard, local boy Jamie Carragher is regarded as a hero on Merseyside and rightly so. He spent his entire career with the Reds making 737 appearances and won everything there is to win with the club, except the Premier League.

Sami Hyppia

After coming from relative obscurity in Holland, Finnish defender Sami Hyypia became a cult hero with the Kop. The 6'4" centre-back was deadly from set-pieces and a real warrior in defence. He appeared 318 times in the Premier League and, like Carragher, won everything except the league.

John Arne Riise

The likes of Fabio Aurelio, Jose Enrique, Steve Staunton and Christian Ziege are competing for this spot, but none of them had the impact that Riise did. Everyone remembers his hammer of a left-foot and he left Liverpool fans with plenty of glorious goals to fondly recall.

Xabi Alonso

There's no competition for Xabi, right? The pass master was magnificent for Liverpool and went on to enjoy even greater success for Real Madrid once he left. He won everything with Spain, too, and is now playing out his final season with Bayern Munich. What a career.

Javier Mascherano

The likes of Jamie Redknapp, Gary McAllister, Danny Murphy, Dietmar Hamann, Paul Ince and perhaps, even Lucas might feel they have a case, but none of them matched what Mascherano achieved in his career. The Argentinian is still a staple of an ultra-successful Barcelona side and his tenacity is still missed on Merseyside.

Philippe Coutinho

Luis Garcia - famous for the phantom goal against Chelsea in 2005, was a serious contender to make this team, but you just can't look past Coutinho's genius. The Brazilian already has a deep collection of fantastic goals for the club and at 24-years-old, he is either going to lead the club to great things, or go to a truly great club.

Michael Owen

Many of today's generation might not remember just how electric a young Michael Owen was. He was an absolute goal machine that bagged 158 goals in 297 games for the Reds and won the 2001 Ballon d'Or award. He won the Premier League Golden Boot twice and were it not for his troublesome hamstrings, could have gone on to be one of the greatest goalscorers the game has ever seen.

Luis Suarez

What a revelation Suarez proved to be at Anfield. After Fernando Torres left for Chelsea in a £50 million, a little known Uruguayan international came in and set the world alight. He scored 69 goals in 110 league games for the club and after joining Barcelona for a shade under £65 million in 2014, he has scored 80 in 93 and has won everything possible.

Fernando Torres

What a front line this is! Things did not work out for El Nino at Chelsea, but at Liverpool, he was dynamite. In all competitions, Torres scored 81 goals in 142 games for the Reds and with Gerrard just behind him formed one of the most lethal partnerships in Premier League history. His stay at Anfield may have ended sour, but it was a magical four years.

Honourable mentions

To make room for the three-man frontline, a midfielder had to suffer. Dirk Kuyt is the main man to miss out, and his hat-tick against Man United will never be forgotten. Raheem Sterling (sorry Liverpool fans), Vladimir Smicer, Patrick Berger and Nick Barmby would also have been in contention for that spot. Robbie Fowler was also unlucky to miss out up front.