Gerrard: My Autobiography (55 page)

Shooting Star
I needed all my strength to break down Olympiakos’s defence at Anfield and keep Liverpool on the road to Istanbul.

Mission Impossible?
The half-time score-line in Istanbul made bleak reading in the 2005 European Cup final.

Heading For A Comeback
I climb high to make it 3–1 and give us hope against AC Milan in Istanbul.

PENALTY!
The real fall-guy is Milan’s Gennaro Gattuso as he brings me down. Xabi Alonso scored to make it 3–3.

Mission Impossible Accomplished
After an unbelievable final, I get my hands on the European Cup.

Back Where It Belongs
Me and Rafa Benitez land with the European Cup. That’s Liverpool’s fantastic chairman, David Moores, on the right.

Wave Of Euphoria
So many people came on to the streets of Liverpool to see the European Cup that our bus could hardly move.

Letting Fly
I had just enough energy left to make it 3–3 in that amazing 2006 FA Cup final against West Ham in Cardiff.

Romance Of The Cup
I have always loved the FA Cup and lifting it as captain was a schoolboy dream come true.

Capped Crusader
I will always be grateful to Kevin Keegan for giving me my England debut in 2000.

National Service
Sven-Goran Eriksson did me a great honour by making me England captain against Sweden in 2004.

Friends Re-united
Give me the ball with England and I will find Michael Owen, my old Liverpool team-mate.

Power And The Glory
Not a bad way to open my England scoring – against Germany in the 5–1 win in Munich.