Gerrard: It was an accident

Last updated : 03 January 2006 By Adam Bryant
Trotters boss Sam Allardyce has accused Gerrard of intentionally stamping on his player, but the Liverpool skipper denies the claims.

"I'm very surprised he is trying to make an issue of it," he said .

"It was a complete accident - he fell into me. I am mates with Kevin Nolan. He's a good scouser so why would I ever try to deliberately hurt him?

"We spoke at the end of the match. I wished him all the best for the rest of the season and the tackle wasn't even mentioned."