Steven Gerrard reveals the best moment of his career in a letter to Liverpool fans

Having spent over 17 years at Anfield, Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard would be saying his good-bye soon but he writes to the club supporter as he makes that move to the MLS this summer.

The letter reads: 

To all my fans,

Saying goodbye hasn't been easy.

Liverpool Football Club has been such a massive part of my life since I was eight years old and I know how much I'm going to miss it.

It's been an emotional time for my family and I with my final game at Anfield against Crystal Palace and then my last appearance away to Stoke City.

But I've been blown away by the send-off I've been given by the supporters and I'd like to thank every one of you. It's been very humbling and it's something I'll cherish for the rest of my life.

It's been an absolute privilege to represent this football club for so long.

When I was a kid, kicking a ball around in Ironside Road in Huyton, all I ever wanted to do was play for Liverpool. I dreamed of pulling that shirt on just once.

I never thought I'd get close to achieving that so to be able to look back on a first-team career of 710 appearances spanning 17 years I'm immensely proud.

I've loved every minute of playing for the best supporters in the world.

It's been an amazing journey. There have been some glorious highs and some crushing lows, but throughout you have given me fantastic support and I'll never forget that.

The highs have been all the sweeter because they have been achieved with my boyhood club. We have shared those special moments together.

Of course the pinnacle of my career arrived in Istanbul 10 years ago. That was the best night of my life. When I lifted the European Cup, there was no prouder man on the planet.

It meant so much to me to deliver that trophy for you. The supporters played such a big part in helping to inspire that famous comeback against AC Milan. I'll never forget how they helped to lift our chins off the floor after that nightmare first half.

People have often asked me about the pressure on my shoulders to deliver for Liverpool but I've never seen that as a burden. There's been huge responsibility on me but I've always loved and embraced that.

It's been a massive honour to be captain of this club for so long. I've always given my best and tried to lead by example.

I've been very fortunate to play alongside some incredible players and for managers who have all helped me to improve and develop. I'm proud of what I've given back - the sacrifices, the dedication and the loyalty over the years.

But more than anything I feel incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to play in front of these fans for so long.

Liverpool is my home and I love this city. But I believe the time is right to open a new chapter as I prepare to move to America.

I want to keep playing every week in the final few years of my career and I'm looking forward to embarking on a new challenge with Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS.

I'll be away for the next couple of years but this isn't the end of my long association with Liverpool FC. I've been a supporter all my life and that will continue.

I hope to get the opportunity to come back and serve the club again one day. I feel that I can make a contribution in some role in the future.

But today is all about looking back and saying thank-you to the fans for the magnificent support you have given me over the past two decades. You have helped me to fulfil my dreams over and over again and given me memories I wouldn't swap for anything.

Thank you.

Steven Gerrard

Source: Liverpoolfc.com

Liverpool share pictures of Steven Gerrard's from Youngster to Superstar

Liverpool Football Club today confirmed that Steven Gerrard will leave the club at the end of the season - see a photo gallery charts of the skipper's progression from youngster to Anfield icon.

 

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Gerrard feels Sterling can become a legend at Liverpool

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrarrd has urged his teammate Raheem Sterling to remain at the club and become a legend at Anfield.

 

Speaking ahead of Premier League game against Arsenal this weekend, Gerrard said in a report on Sky Sports "I think this club is perfect for him, certainly for the next few years. He's going to play most weeks and the fans love him here.

 

"He can progress here and become a top, top player so I hope the people around him give him the right advice - he should stay.

 

"He's great to watch and great to play with. When you look up he's always giving you an option, and that's what I've thrived on throughout my career at Liverpool with the likes of Fernando Torres and Michael Owen.

 

"Raheem's got the potential to be top drawer, for sure."

 

 

So it's true! Suarez says thank you to Gerrard for advising him to shun Arsenal move

Barcelona Striker Luis Suarez has sent words of appreciation to his former teammate and captain Steven Gerrard for advising him not to join Arsenal last summer.

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Reports had it that the Gunners were keen on his signature and willing to cough out about £40million but was rejected by the Reds.

Suarez eventually joined Barcelona, waited to complete his four months match ban before seeing action for the Spanish giants.

''It would have been a big error that I would have made had it not been for Steven Gerrard,'' Suarez admits, in his book ‘Luis Suarez, My Story: Crossing the Line’.

''We spoke about this when I went to Melwood to pick up my things at the end of the summer and he said: ''You did the right thing, you waited until the best moment.''

''He had told me to play well for Liverpool, give it another year and it will be Bayern Munich, Real Madrid or Barcelona coming for you and then you can go where you want, because you have the quality to play at any of those three clubs.''

Arsenal fans must be ''hating'' Gerrard right now. Lol

UCL: Rogers set to bench Gerrard against Real Madrid

Liverpool manager has dropped a hint that Captain Steven Gerrard may sit out in their Champions league date with Champions Real Madrid at the Bernabau on Tuesday night.

The Reds manager said in a press conference on Monday that the he might just be giving weekend's game against Chelsea in the Premier League more priority.

''I don’t see it as a gamble. This week and these games against the likes of Real Madrid I see as a great opportunity for the squad – you put them out there and you put your trust in them to perform,'' he insisted.

''In Steven’s case, if he is playing on Saturday I have to look at what is the priority for him and us. If he played against Newcastle and didn’t play tomorrow night you could say that was the priority.

''Him and I have spoken about that. Three big games, Newcastle, Madrid and then Chelsea. I need to look at a number of players to look at the games we want them to play in.

''But I have also got to look at (the fact) we brought in other players. And there is responsibility. But there is no doubt that our priorities are the Premier League and the Champions League, and always in that order.''

Gerrard told Suarez he's too good for Arsenal. Big Mouth?

Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard has finally revealed how he succeeded in making his former colleague Luis Suarez stay at Anfield last season in the face of suitors for the striker.

Amongst the big clubs that came for the player was Arsenal, with a £40m on the table but the Reds refused to let go of their star player.

The Uruguay striker remained at the club, bagged the highest goal scorer and several other individual awards but left for Barcelona for a £75m which Gerrard admits is a blow to the team.

Gerrard - ''You know what I think of him, I love him to bits and I’m his number one fan as a player, I spoke to him before he went, and he was so thankful to the club for all the times they stuck by him.

''His dream all along, from the first day he came, was to play for Real Madrid or Barcelona.

''Last summer, when he was out in the cold and training on his own, that’s the conversation I had with him. I said, ‘Don’t go to Arsenal.''

''With all due respect to them, I said to him that he was too good for Arsenal. I said, ‘If you score 30 goals for us and win the PFA Player of the Year, the press Player of the Year' – and believe it or not I knew he was going to win them – ‘they will come back for you.''

"You can't begrudge him his dream, leaving for Barca," Gerrard added.

"But I'd have been disappointed if he had left for Arsenal."