47 – Penalties scored
While he may have missed his last effort from twelve yards against Queens Park Rangers (which we can forgive him for, as he scored the winner not long after) he has converted a staggering 47 of the penalties he has taken – another Liverpool record. He is five clear of Jan Molby, and nine clear of Phil Neal.
10 – Number of trophies he has won
As well as an unbelievable haul of individual awards, Steven Gerrard has been a part of ten trophy winning sides, many of which came while he led the side. His first piece of silverware was the 2001 League Cup, when we defeated a defiant Birmingham side on penalties. The League Cup was the first of three honours won that season alone, with the FA Cup and UEFA Cup both being won in equally dramatic circumstances.
It was in the FA Cup final five years after that first win where he put on one of his finest performances. His two goals against West Ham – including that stoppage time stunner – bought us back from the brink, before Pepe Reina became the hero in the shootout.
Coincidentally, in an equally Gerrard-esque performance, the previous year’s Champions League final had taken a similar form. At 3-0 down he inspired our scintillating comeback, before Jerzy Dudek’s display during the spot-kicks clinched our fifth European Cup.
Coming full circle, his final trophy came in the League Cup three years ago, in another victory on penalties – this time against Cardiff City.
While the Premier League title may have alluded him, he can still boast a more impressive trophy haul than most. A true legend.