Forget the famous slide, what this kid did to Gerard 14 years ago is heavier.

Then, five-year-old, a young Chelsea fan, Jake Nickless, offered to shake his hand to the legendary captain of Liverpool, Steven Gerard prior to an encounter at Premier League in February 2006 but only to suffer badly then, transmit Periscope.

14 years later, with the video gone viral, there seems to be no resentment about the incident.

Jerard, now Ranger coach, mentioned the incident in his autobiography and said it was the only time he had laughed in the tunnel before a match.

Speaking for “BBC”, Nickles has recently expressed itself: “Mother bought the book and there's a picture where I look at the gesture.

I sent a copy to Gerard to sign it, and he signed it for me. ”

Nickless is now a football player himself, as you play as an assault midfielder for Greenford United. /Periscope. com/

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