"Gerrard is undoubtedly the face of Liverpool Football Club, possibly the face of English football," said Lucas.
"But we can play together and have already done so to good effect. The manager, Rafa Benitez, has a philosophy whereby he likes to rotate, sometimes four players from game to game. And this has worked to my advantage.
"I must admit I suffered a bit when I first came to England.
"But then I realised that there was nothing to be intimidated by, everybody had two legs, we were all equal.
"I managed to get over this when I realized what I had already achieved. I had done big things like being selected for Brazil. Now, I have settled in and everyone has treated me well since I arrived."