Brendan Rodgers went with his talismanic captain – as most would – yet Gerrard’s Roy of the Rovers moments are becoming few and far between. Late in the game he stood over a free-kick from his favourite range, and planted it straight into the arms of Shay Given. Another shot went massively wide. He had a header from a Philippe Coutinho corner with four minutes to go but Kieran Richardson was equal to it on the line.
for Liverpool and Rodgers it is uphill from here to catch Manchester City. Rodgers is now the first Liverpool manager since Phil Taylor in 1959 to go three years without winning a trophy. Most who fail are dismissed by this stage. Liverpool are right to stand by him, but this was an opportunity missed, and Rodgers face at the end suggested he knew it, too.
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