Rochdale player faces sack

A Rochdale youth player is reportedly facing the sack after telling Steven Gerrard he would ‘bang’ his three-year-old daughter.

The League One club are investigating comments the footballer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, made when the Liverpool captain uploaded a picture of his family on Instagram.

The 34-year-old captioned the image ‘My World’, to which the individual commented: ‘I’d bang your girl Stevie.’

A backlash greeted the remark, with some brandishing the commenter a ‘paedophile’.

According to the Daily Star, the police have been called over the matter, but cannot intervene unless Gerrard makes an official complaint.

The comment has since been removed by the player in question, but he is still likely to be severely reprimanded, with his future in the professional game now in doubt.

A Rochdale spokesperson said: ‘The matter has been dealt with internally. We will be making no further comment.’