Source: Team_Talk
Kuyt crosses fingers over Gerrard
iverpool forward Dirk Kuyt is crossing his fingers Steven Gerrard will not follow Rafael Benitez out of the Anfield exit door this summer.[LNB] Benitez left Liverpool by mutual consent earlier this month to bring to an end a six-year tenure most remembered by his Champions League success in 2005.[LNB]Kuyt was signed by Benitez from Dutch side Feyenoord a year later and the 29-year-old forward admitted he would be forever thankful to the Spaniard for giving him his chance in English football.[LNB]"I was sad to see Rafa go. He was the manager who brought me over to Liverpool and I think he is a great manager," he told The News of the World.[LNB]"He was very important for Liverpool. He won the Champions League and did wonderful things for the club.[LNB]"I would just like to thank Rafa for bringing me to Liverpool and making me the player I am now."[LNB]Following Benitez's departure there have been fears on Merseyside that Gerrard could follow him out of the club, with new Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho reportedly keen on luring a player he almost signed while he was with Chelsea.[LNB]That would be a major blow to Liverpool's hopes next season in the eyes of Kuyt, after they could only manage a seventh-place finish in the Barclays Premier League last term.[LNB]"I wouldn't like to see Stevie G go. Everyone wants to keep Stevie at the club," he added.[LNB]"He is the captain of the team, he's very important and his heart is bleeding Liverpool.[LNB]"So it must be a very good offer or a very good club if he wants to leave.[LNB]"But I don't know what will happen. It's just up to him and the club.[LNB]"I have spoken to Stevie while I have been here. We wished each other all the best before the games started but we just talked about football and not his future."
