What on earth had gotten into Steven Gerrard on that March 22, 2015?
Historical past will do not forget that Stevie G’s final match in opposition to Liverpool’s everlasting rivals from Manchester ended with a purple card simply 38 seconds after approaching.
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Introduced on within the hope of galvanizing his crew, trailing 1-0 at Anfield, Gerrard rapidly began throwing his weight round in midfield earlier than doing the unforgivable: in a second of mood, he scraped his studs down , who had carried out nothing to deserve it.
The referee’s punishment was harsh however logical: a straight purple card. 38 seconds on the pitch, out and in very quickly. Benefit from the early bathe, legend!
Right down to 10 males, Liverpool finally misplaced 2-1 to . After that meltdown, Gerrard apologized on Sky: “I’ve to just accept it, the choice (by the referee) was proper. I let down my teammates and the supporters. I take duty. I don’t know why I did it. It was most likely only a response to the earlier sort out. I shouldn’t say any extra, I’ve simply come to apologize to the dressing room and the supporters.”
A pleasant mea culpa, however too late: his second of insanity was already set to dominate the British sports activities headlines. It solely bolstered his picture as a courageous however hot-headed captain.
That was a part of Steven Gerrard’s attraction too: the grinta, typically in extra.
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Kick-off for the Manchester United–Liverpool showdown this Sunday at 4:30pm (Matchday 35 of the Premier League).
This text was translated into English by Synthetic Intelligence.