Steven Gerrard

[Shaggy]

Signed a new contract

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Steven Gerrard on new contract: "We've got a fantastic team, we've got the right owners in place and the right team behind our team." #lfc

[Chris]

Get in! Another thing all the twitter insiders missed.

[dom9]

[Shaggy]

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/gerrard-signs-new-lfc-contract

Steven Gerrard has today committed his long-term future to Liverpool by signing an extension to his contract with the Reds.

The news completes a great 24 hours for the Anfield skipper, who signed his new deal at Melwood this afternoon after firing the winner in the first-leg of the Carling Cup semi-final at Manchester City last night.



"I'm very happy," said Gerrard today. "It's a very proud day for myself and my family.

"It comes on the back of a fantastic team performance last night when we got the result we were looking for. Hopefully we can finish the job off in two weeks time and take all of our magnificent fans down to Wembley for a day out.

"The contract extension coming the day after has been the icing on the cake so it has been a perfect 24 hours.

"This is the club I love and is the club I have supported since I was a young boy. I am living the dream as the captain of one of the biggest clubs in the world. I love coming to work every day and the experiences I have had since I was eight years of age and first signed for the club, I wouldn't change them for the world. To extend that and to hopefully have some more good times in a red shirt is what I want.

"There will be more highs and lows, there's no doubt about it as that's part and parcel of being a football player at a top club. The important thing is that you react well to the lows and experience more of the highs. I'm confident moving forward that the club is going in the right direction. We've got a fantastic team, we've got the right owners in place and the right team behind our team, so I'm really confident we'll have more good experiences in the future."

Gerrard has also agreed to take up an ambassadorial role at Liverpool Football Club once his illustrious playing career draws to a close.

"It's really flattering for me that the club have offered me the chance to stay when I eventually hang my boots up," he added. "Hopefully that will be in many years to come because I want to play for as long as I can.

"I'll know myself when it's time to hang my boots up and then hopefully I can stay involved with the club and set the right example for youngsters coming through."

[Reece]

Awesome news

[Assassin]

[Slinky Skills]

Legend of whom we'd be lost without.

[Darkon]

Legend, great to see him finish his career here with us

[meffin]

Brill news, sad to think it will prob be his last contract extension though

[lickedlollipop]

**** yeah

[kris90210]

Great, great news. Would love to see us bring in the 2-3 first team players we need to challenge for the title. Would LOVE to see him lift the Premiership with us. He deserves it too

[Jaymo]

Great, great news. Would love to see us bring in the 2-3 first team players we need to challenge for the title. Would LOVE to see him lift the Premiership with us. He deserves it too

Possibly one of the greatest players never to win a league championship?

[Exiled_red]

[Roboklopp]

Ace to see Stevie back & performing so well. Fantastic he's signed a new contract too.

[yamiedo]

He's got to be our best ever player. The main reason I say this is that Kenny played in teams that were dominating Europe and England. He had great players in every position around him

Though Gerrard has played with some talented players he has always been our focal point, our stand out player and we have often had to rely on his brilliance to achieve greatness.

He never played with a team of a similar strength to the one Kenny used to play in. For that reason, to achieve what he has makes him our greatest ever for me.