STEVEN GERRARD

Gerrard's deeply furrowed brow may owe much to the rigours of captaincy,  carrying the hopes of Liverpool for what seems like an eternity and inheriting the  England job at times of crisis.

He was a noble captain on brolly night at Wembley against Croatia in November 2007 and again during a miserable campaign in South Africa. He continued for three games into the following season but when  Ferdinand regained fitness he resumed his responsibilities.

Up for the cup: When Ferdinand got injured, Steven Gerrard took the armband during the World Cup in South Africa

Then came Copenhagen. Gerrard and Ferdinand were absent and Frank  Lampard was handed the armband against Denmark. When Lampard came off at half-time, it went to Ashley Cole, who passed it to Gareth Barry when he went off. JT looked on longingly.

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