Steven Gerrard heading to Sydney in January

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As first reported by Sportal's Secret Agent on November 12 , negotiations to bring Stevie G to Australia have been ongoing over the past few weeks - with the LA Galaxy star finally putting pen to paper on Monday.

A Liverpool Legends XI coached by Gerard Houllier featuring Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Luis Garcia, Dietmar Hamann, Ian Rush and Danny Murphy will take on a Socceroos select XI at ANZ Stadium in January.

The make-up of the Socceroos team is yet to be decided but is expected to feature the likes of Mark Bosnich, Brett Emerton, Tony Popovic, Jason Culina and Scott Chipperfield.

Gerrard, who was a part of the Liverpool team that played Melbourne Victory at the MCG in 2013, signalled his excitement at returning Down Under.

"It will be great to play with the official Liverpool FC Legends," Gerrard told Liverpool’s official website.

"The squad looks like it’s a great set of lads. It’ll be good to get on the pitch with them.

"Our fans are the best and to play in front of them again will be emotional, I’m sure."

 

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at Sporting News Australia.