Xavi’s send-off > Gerrard’s.
Steven Gerrard can take his guards of honour, Kop mosaics and standing ovations. We’ll take Xavi’s goodbye any day of the week.
The Barcelona midfielder got a kiss on each cheek from the partners of his teammates at full-time of his side’s 2-2 draw with Deportivo la Coruna last week.
We’re going to miss the absolute legend as he moves to Qatar to see out an illustrious career, the highlight of which could have been this cavalcade of smooches.