Liverpool: Steven Gerrard's 10 Most Defining Moments
9. The Decision To Stay At Liverpool
Oh, how different things could have been.
At one point, Liverpool’s captain seemed destined to join Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea revolution.
Shirts and effigies were burned, spiteful threats were sent his way, and posters were vandalised as a big-money move to London seemed inevitable.
Even after saying “How could I leave Liverpool after a night like this” in the aftermath of the Champions League final, Gerrard decided he did, having decided that the offer of a new contract from Liverpool was not good enough.
In a parallel universe, Chelsea’s Steven Gerrard has recently announced his departure from the club where he has mastered countless title wins, having formed an outrageously efficient midfield partnership with fellow midfield dynamo, Frank Lampard. An image which, thankfully for Liverpool fans, only exists in the imagination of Chelsea supporters.
Offers from both Milan clubs, Real Madrid and even more recently, Bayern Munich, have came under consideration - yet Steven Gerrard’s decision to fend off these offers - which may well have brought greater domestic success - has lead to the 34-year-old being labelled as Liverpool’s greatest ever player by the masses.