Former Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has revealed the role that Jamie Carragher played in ensuring his Anfield captaincy was a success.
Gerrard was handed the Liverpool armband in 2003 and would go on to win the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup as he went down in history as one of the club's greatest ever captains.
But he insists he could not have done it without his team-mate.
"I was at lucky at Liverpool having Carra," the 37-year-old said on BT Sport.
"He was a voice, a noise. He would encourage people vocally and have a go like Roy Keane did and provoke people. I would go about it a different way.
"So I think we bounced off each other really well so I think a big part of my captaincy would be having Carra as my rock and having my back. Everything I wanted to do he had my back on and off the pitch.
"Captains need a bit of back up around there and he certainly helped me do that.
"Captaincy is a daily thing, not just when you turn up to play."
Gerrard returned to the club in the summer, taking up a role as the coach of Liverpool's Under-18s side.