Gerrard says his slip vs Chelsea 'had an influence' on his decision to leave Premier League

Steven Gerrard opened up about his slip vs Chelsea which was a big moment in Liverpool's title-race back in 2014, one they eventually lost. Blues fans still sing about that moment when the Liverpool skipper's slip played in Demba Ba to score.

He revealed how it affected him mentally and how it affected his decision to leave for the MLS.

“It still pains me and as you say it is a bruise,” he said. “It was a learning experience, it is something that I always will take responsibility for. That’s the moment I look back on and think ‘If only I’d got that right, it would be so much better.

“It definitely flashes back, I think the reason why I always say that moment (as his lowest point) is because I don’t want people to think I’m ignoring it. Unfortunately it happened to me at a real cruel time from a personal point of view.

“It definitely had an effect on me mentally for some time – I don’t know whether it was months or years – still to this day it doesn’t feel great. Time wise maybe that affect my decision to go to America. I think being in Liverpool, when you’re in that routine, sometimes you’ve got to break free.

“I still wanted to enjoy my football, I still felt I had a few years left. I felt like the best thing for me, my family and the ending was to just go and reset. It wasn’t off the back of that but probably where I was at, I’d say it had an influence.”