Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke could consider asking Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard to speak to the European side ahead of their bid for an unprecedented fourth straight victory at Hazeltine . Clarke 's predecessor Paul McGinley arranged for former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to address his team at Gleneagles last year , with the home side going on to claim a five-point win . And Liverpool fan Clarke would not rule out the possibility of using Gerrard in the same way , despite the latter 's shocking red card less than a minute after coming on at half-time against Manchester United on Sunday . Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke could ask Steven Gerrard to give a speech to his Europe side . Gerrard ( centre ) was sent off less than a minute after coming on against Manchester United on Sunday . Ryder Cup captain Clarke ( second right ) wants to follow the example of predecessor Paul McGinley . 'LA is not that close to Minnesota so we will see , ' Clarke joked in reference to Gerrard 's upcoming move to Los Angeles Galaxy . 'Paul ( McGinley ) obviously got a lot of help and advice from a lot of different people who have been in that position of managing people and looking after people and I will be the same . 'There are a few people that I am thinking about . We 'll see . He ( Gerrard ) is a real legend . If I were to do something like that , he would be someone I would consider . ' McGinley famously left no stone unturned in his pursuit of victory at Gleneagles , even making sure the fish in the team room were of European colours . Players celebrate with former captain McGinley ( centre ) after winning the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles last year . Clarke will be hoping to lead Europe to a fourth straight Ryder Cup victory at Hazeltine in 2015 . ' I might have to find blue and yellow fish in America as well , ' Clarke added . ' I suffer a bit from OCD as well so I 'm sure I 'll be doing the same sort of thing . 'The attention to detail shows the players that you care and you are thinking hard about the whole thing . You will never be perfect but you can certainly try for that . The commitments and responsibilities have increased but the bottom line is that I 'm there to help the players . '
Darren Clarke will captain Europe at the last year Ryder Cup at Hazeltine . Clarke would not rule out asking Steven Gerrard to address his team . Paul McGinley had Sir Alex Ferguson talk to his side at Gleneagles .