Steven Gerrard: 'Five contenders for vice-captaincy role at Liverpool'

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard believes that there are four or five players in contention for the vice-captaincy role.

The current skipper is waiting for manager Brendan Rodgers to name the team's number two following the retirement of centre-back Jamie Carragher.

"We've got a lot of experienced players in the squad - [Martin] Skrtel, [Daniel] Agger, Lucas will all be pushing," Gerrard told the club's official website. "Glen Johnson is a very experienced international as well. It's going to be an interesting one.

"The manager has given no clues away just yet. Whoever it is, all of the lads will get behind them. It's the manager's decision, he makes all of the big decisions at the football club, certainly on the pitch anyway.

"I think he'll name it very soon, before the important games come around. There are four or five candidates vying for that spot so it's interesting."

Liverpool are preparing to take on an Indonesian XI in a pre-season clash in Jakarta tomorrow.