Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy has slammed the way Steven Gerrard has been treated by the club.
Murphy is a former teammate of Gerrard's.
"You can only be judged on the season you've just played and, last season, he was terrific," he told talkSPORT. "He probably felt he'd warranted a new contract at that point.
"Liverpool let it get to November or December before they offered him anything. In fact, that offer was only triggered by Stevie going out in the press and saying he hadn't been offered a new deal yet. That says to me that the club, and Brendan [Rodgers], were already thinking about him moving on.
"Each manager has his own opinion and Brendan is not going to come out and say, 'that was my decision'.
"It stinks a bit for me though that they treat a player like that. We saw the same thing with Chelsea and Frank Lampard. Clubs say, 'we have offered him a new deal' but it's always on reduced wages.
"It's not how you should treat someone who's put their all into a club."