Today, Liverpool great Steven Gerrard announced his retirement from professional football following a stint with LA Galaxy in US’ Major League Soccer (MLS).
It is a known fact that the legend is synonymous with the Merseyside club, but what are the ones which are fascinating?
Here are five:
- The Premier League title famously eluded him. He never won it.
- No player in the Premier League history has scored more match-winning goals in the 90th minute or later than Gerrard.
- He is the only player, ever to have scored in an FA Cup final, League Cup final, UEFA Cup final, and a UEFA Champions League final in a football career.
- He was named in the PFA Team of the Year 8 times! PFA Merit Award winner 2015 and crowned PFA Players’ Player Of The Year in 2006.
- He is the third longest serving player in the history of Liverpool, making a total of 710 appearances for the club.
