Jamie Carragher says Liverpool teammate Steven Gerrard was outstanding for England in a defensive role in the 1-1 draw with the USA.

Gerrard scored England's goal in Saturday's 1-1 draw with the USA and made several vital tackles and interceptions.

Carragher, who replaced the injured Ledley King at centre-back at half-time, said: "It's a great achievement to captain your country at the World Cup and I thought Stevie was outstanding. That was not just because of the goal but because he was snapping into tackles as well. Sometimes people say Stevie and Frank Lampard can't play in that role - but Stevie can play the holding role as well as anyone in the world.

"He can play right-back, off the front man, central midfield, attack. At times that's a problem for us because he can play so well in so many different positions. He leads by example and that's what he did against the USA."