Jamie Redknapp has claimed that Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard were let down by managers during their respective England careers.

Lampard joined Gerrard by stepping away from the international game on Tuesday, and Redknapp has dismissed suggestions that the midfield duo were at fault for not delivering their best form in an England shirt.

"We've had two of the best midfield players that the country has probably ever produced in Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard, and we've never quite had a manager who can get the most out of them," the former Liverpool and England midfielder told Sky Sports News.

"I do not subscribe to the theory they couldn't play alongside each other. I think any manager worth their salt should have got more out of them because they are such talented players.

"Had they got the right system for them both to play then we could have had so many good years of success."

Lampard played 106 times for England, while Gerrard won 114 caps.