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Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Steven Gerrard's infamous speech that set Liverpool up for a fall in title race

Steven Gerrard is very much Mr. Liverpool. Though he now takes charge of Aston Villa as manager, his illustrious playing career is intertwined with the fabric of the Reds recent history.

Istanbul in 2005, the FA Cup final heroics a year later - yet there is a glaring hole in his honours list where many would expect a Premier League winners' medal would be for a player of Gerrard's calibre. The truth is that his failure to ever lift a league title undeniably remains a blemish on an otherwise stellar career.

He did come close, incredibly close in fact during the 2013/14 season while Liverpool were under the guidance of Brendan Rodgers and spearheaded by an in-form Luis Suarez who led the line. Talent such as Raheem Sterling and Phillipe Coutinho also aided the effort, for the first time in a long-time the Reds looked like a title-winning outfit.

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