Chris Hatherall: Steven Gerrard doesn’t deserve to be remembered for act of madness

If fate has any sense of justice then Steven Gerrard will say goodbye to Liverpool by lifting the FA Cup in his last ever game at Wembley on his 35th birthday; but right now he is in danger of leaving with a nagging feeling of regret, writes Chris Hatherall.

Last year it was Gerrard’s unfortunate slip against Chelsea that effectively ended Liverpool’s dream of winning the Premier League for the first time; a memory that comes flooding back every time rival teams chant about Demba Ba’s crucial goal that day in April 2014.

Now a petulant stamp on Ander Herrera just seconds after coming on against Manchester United at Anfield has placed a question mark over his club’s bid to finish in the top four.