Summary

  • Countdown to Steven Gerrard's biggest moments

  • Gerrard leaving Liverpool for LA Galaxy

  • 709 Reds games, 185 goals, 10 trophies

  • Gerrard's last match at Stoke on Sunday

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  1. Postpublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Times football editor Tony Evans: "If you characterise Gerrard for that slip, you aren't really thinking about football."

  2. Postpublished at 20:59 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Daily Telegraph's Henry Winter: "That will live with him. We saw it with Chelsea fans singing about it and holding laminated cards. He will never forget that slip. A desperate moment for him because he must have known the life was going to ebb from that campaign."

  3. Postpublished at 20:58 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    Gerrard slipImage source, Football Funnys

    Gerrard's slip caused an internet sensation...

  4. Cruel slippublished at 20:57 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    Steven Gerrard slip signsImage source, Getty Images

    Despite all of his talk of "not slipping" after the crucial win over Manchester City during last season's run-in, Liverpool's title charge did just - and in the most cruelly literal way possible for Gerrard.

    With the 2013-14 season reaching a thrilling climax, Liverpool, five points clear at the top of the league with three matches left, hosted Chelsea on 27 April.

    The title looked destined for Anfield but disaster struck as the Blues ran out 2-0 winners, the first goal scored on the stroke of half-time after Gerrard mis-controlled then slipped inside his own half, allowing Demba Ba to run unopposed towards the Kop before slotting past Simon Mignolet.

    Chelsea fans have not let Gerrard forget since.

  5. Gerrard's top moments - number 2published at 20:56 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

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  6. Postpublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    Number two? Turn away now Liverpool fans!

  7. Postpublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Actress and Liverpool fan Sue Johnston: "Steven Gerrard has saved so many games for Liverpool at the right time. That is his passion. Liverpool players of old never used to give up, they played to the end and Stevie still has that."

  8. Postpublished at 20:53 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Daily Telegraph's Henry Winter: "A couple of hours after the game was over, I was walking out and went into the dressing room where Liverpool were. As the players walked out they would have seen a sign saying 'Mission: Whatever it takes'. Gerrard would have seen that going out and that is the nature of the man."

  9. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 20:51 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    Jack Lucey:, external Gerrard's amazing strike against West Ham in the FA Cup final for me was his best ever goal. The power behind it was unreal.

  10. Striking a Hammer blowpublished at 20:51 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    Steven GerrardImage source, Getty Images

    Liverpool, inspired by Gerrard, beat West Ham United on penalties to win the 2006 FA Cup final, the last at the Millennium Stadium before returning to Wembley.

    Gerrard scored two goals in normal time, his second a spectacular last-minute drive from fully 35 yards sending a pulsating match into extra time.

    Liverpool's captain also went on to score one of his team's penalties as Rafael Benitez's side won the shootout 3-1.

    That's what you call a man-of the-match performance.

  11. Gerrard's top moments - number 3published at 20:49 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

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  12. Postpublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    And we're down to the final three. Number three? It's time to go back to 2006.

  13. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    Ciaran Downes: Xabi Alonso & Luis Suarez were far better, just look how far Liverpool fell as soon as those two left?

  14. Postpublished at 20:47 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Times football editor Tony Evans: "It was a great goal but we didn't realise how significant it was going to come to be. When the ball drops out of the sky and you need a last minute goal, he is the man in the whole of football history you want the ball to drop to. "

  15. 'Oh you beauty!'published at 20:45 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    Steven GerrardImage source, Getty Images

    "Oh you beauty! What a hit son! What. A. Hit."

    So screamed Andy Gray on Sky Sports on 8 December 2004 as Gerrard took one swing of his right boot in the 86th minute to drill home a third goal against Olympiakos to complete a stunning comeback and fire Liverpool into the Champions League knockout stage.

    The visitors went ahead when Rivaldo was brought down and scored from the resulting free-kick.

    It left Liverpool needing three to go through and Florent Sinama Pongolle converted Harry Kewell's cross before Neil Mellor stabbed in from six yards. With time running out, up popped Gerrard with a goal that helped propel the Reds to the final and a famous night in Istanbul.

  16. Gerrard's top moments - number 4published at 20:43 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

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  17. Postpublished at 20:43 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    Number four? This moment is almost as famous for the commentary that accompanied it.

  18. Postpublished at 20:42 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    Just four more to go. Is Istanbul on the list? What about THAT slip?

  19. Postpublished at 20:37 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Times football editor Tony Evans: "It was a golden opportunity. A moment of high emotion and for the only time that season I thought, it [the title] is on."

  20. "We go again"published at 20:36 British Summer Time 21 May 2015

    Steven Gerrard

    Liverpool's 3-2 defeat of Manchester City at Anfield on 13 April 2014 was the club's 10th successive win in the league.

    More importantly, it put Liverpool in control of the title race with four matches remaining. Within seconds of the final whistle, Gerrard's thoughts were already turning to the next game at Norwich.

    The Liverpool captain gathered his team-mates together for a huddle on the Anfield pitch and delivered this rallying call: "This does not ******* slip now. Listen, Listen. This is gone. We go to Norwich. Exactly the same. We go again."