Steven Gerrard

2022 - 5 - 22

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Watch Liverpool Legend Steven Gerrard Celebrate After Aston Villa ... (Sports Illustrated)

Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard celebrated with a swing of his fist after watching Matty Cash boost Liverpool's title hopes with a goal against Manchester ...

"If that inevitably helps Liverpool, fantastic, but my priority is to try and get points for Aston Villa." "We'll go out at the weekend and give it everything we've got to try and get points for Aston Villa and our supporters. "It is disappointing when people mention integrity and aim it towards me or Aston Villa or any of my players," Gerrard said, as quoted by Manchester Evening News.

Man City fans mock Liverpool and Steven Gerrard with chant after ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Aston Villa manager and former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard came desperately close to denying Manchester City the title, only for Pep Guardiola's side ...

"Thank you to Aston Villa and Wolverhampton for making a proper game of it. It references the former midfielder slipping and gifting the ball to Demba Ba in what ended up being a devastating 2-0 defeat for Brendan Rodgers' Reds in 2014. However, with 20 minutes left on the clock on Sunday it looked as though he - and former Liverpool teammate Philippe Coutinho - might get their long-awaited revenge.

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard claims Aston Villa player 'attacked ... (Liverpool Echo)

Liverpool lost out in the Premier League title race to Manchester City and Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard alleges that one of his players was 'attacked' ...

However, Gerrard has said that one of his players was “attacked” during the pitch invasion by supporters. Reserve goalkeeper and former Everton player Robin Olsen was seen holding his head before making his way down the tunnel. Liverpool claimed a 3-1 win over Wolves, but could not leapfrog City after their 3-2 win against Villa at the Etihad Stadium.

Steven Gerrard fumes as Robin Olsen is 'attacked' by Man City fans (Pundit Arena)

Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard was left enraged, after his goalkeeper Robin Olsen was allegedly 'attacked' by a group of Man City fans...

A statement was issued shortly after, with City vowing to begin an investigation into the incident. “Look, I think we done everything ever so well up until the 70th minute,” Gerrard added. “The game plan was working for three quarters of the game and I’m slightly disappointed we didn’t play a little bit more football at 2-0 to rest and stay with the ball. The individual was adjudged to have struck Olsen in the back of the head. And in that invasion, Olsen was allegedly attacked as he attempted to make his way off the pitch to the safe haven of his dressing room. Speaking after the game, Gerrard was furious not only with losing the game, but also the events in the aftermath to an absorbing contest in Manchester.

Man City secure title, but for 76 minutes Steven Gerrard was the only ... (Independent.ie)

I swear you'll never see anything like this ever again. But honestly, when Manchester City have a league title to win and lose on the last day, ...

There is a theory that City are susceptible to quick bursts of goals but here was one that went in their favour. You needed to be reminded in those moments that, as it stood, City were still top of the league. For a good 76 minutes, Steven Gerrard was the only person invested in this title race to be holding up his end of the bargain. Since stepping into coaching, the Aston Villa manager has made no secret that he does the job by consensus. The point of Sergio Aguero’s goal, commemorated for posterity outside this ground only last week, was that it was unique. Behind him, a rotating cast of tracksuited coaches stood in conversation.

Steven Gerrard furious as Aston Villa player attacked by Manchester ... (Irish Mirror)

Thousands of City fans spilled out onto the pitch after their 3-2 victory over Gerrard's side.

“I don’t know how (to stop it). You cannot put 1,000 guards to control all the people there. Hopefully we can discover who the person was and he’ll be punished. Asked if Villa players made it off the pitch OK, Gerrard replied: "No is the answer to that.