Steven Gerrard advises young LA Galaxy fan to not go to Leicester as they are ‘crap!’

STEVEN GERRARD might want to stay away from Leicester for the foreseeable future after the former Liverpool and England star bad-mouthed the club to a young fan.

Now playing for LA Galaxy in the US, he told the youngster to stay away from the club as they are "crap" during a "ride-along" with the lucky fan of the MLS side.

While grilling the Premier League legend, the fan admitted he would love to leave Galaxy to play for the title-winning Foxes when he is older, much to Gerrard's shock.

He exclaimed: "Leicester?! Why?! What about Liverpool? Or Barcelona, or Real Madrid? Don't go to Leicester, they're crap!"

The clip is sure to rile up Foxes fans who stormed to the most unlikely of championships last season - while many will point out that their "crap" club has won one more title than Gerrard and Liverpool.

The fan also asked Gerrard if he missed Merseyside and the UK, to which he said: "I miss my family and friends but don’t miss the icy, windy weather.";

While Gerrard conceded that he would be concerned if Galaxy fans' favourite and former Everton forward Landon Donovan were to come out of retirement as he could take his place in the side.

He said: "If Donovan comes out of retirement he might take my shirt and then I won’t play. I got a job because he retired so if he comes back, I won’t get paid!"

While he also revealed his hero growing up was French star Zinedine Zidane and that he used to try and copy the midfielder when he himself was a youngster.

He added: “When I was your size he [Zidane] was the best player in the world. “I used to always try and copy him in the street when I was playing and practising.

“He was the best in the world but now it is obviously Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and Robbie Keane.

“They are the best three in the world now, aren’t they?”

Gerrard is into his second season in the MLS but has hinted he may retire this year, saying that he found difficulty in the long journeys to away matches in the US.