The midfielder made his first-team debut for the Merseyside outfit in 1998 at the age of 18, ten years after he was first recruited by the Reds, and he went on to make a further 709 appearances and spend 12 years as captain of the club
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Klopp said he’d spoken to Gerrard but that any thoughts of him playing for Liverpool again were wide off the mark.
“I can say I have had contact with Stevie,’’ he told a press conference on Wednesday night. “We’ve had one phone call and a few messages
It was the home side who broke the deadlock midway through the first half when a poor pass from Martin Kelly invited pressure from Adam Lallana, who beat Scott Dann to the ball before firing past Wayne Hennessey
Captain Gerrard will touch the ‘this is Anfield’ sign in the tunnel one last time before leading the Reds into battle against Crystal Palace in what represents an end-of-an-era clash on Merseyside this weekend
The hosts took the lead midway through the opening period when Lambert burst forward before cutting the ball back to an unmarked Philippe Coutinho, setting the Brazilian up to curl the ball into the top corner
But with five minutes left on the clock, Steven Gerrard accidentally put the controversial Liverpool striker through and he beat Joe Hart to give the Uruguayans a 2-1 win