Steven Gerrard will always be synonymous with Liverpool FC courtesy of his achievements over 17 years in the Reds’ first team, and that journey began on November 29, 1998.
For those 17 years, Gerrard became Mr Liverpool, although he emerged into their first team during a difficult season in which the side finished seventh and the joint-management experiment of Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier came to an end.
We’ve taken a look back at the team in which the midfielder made his Liverpool debut in a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers in November 1998.
GK: David James
James played at the top level for another decade after leaving Anfield in 1999, enjoying spells at Aston Villa, West Ham, Manchester City and Portsmouth.
After hanging up his boots, he had a brief spell managing the Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League but was sacked in December 2018. Nowadays you’ll occasionally see him doing punditry work.
Away from football, the 51-year-old appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2019 and was the fourth celebrity to be voted off.
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RWB: Vegard Heggem (Steven Gerrard, ’90)
Having been plagued with injury problems during his Liverpool career, Heggem retired from football at the age of 28 in 2003.
The 46-year-old now owns a salmon fishing business in his native Norway and is also an official patron of non-league side AFC Liverpool.
Gerrard ended an 18-year playing career in 2016 and is now in the hot seat at Aston Villa, of course. Not much of a wing-back, mind.
CB: Steve Staunton (Bjorn Tore Kvarme, ’75)
Over two spells at Liverpool, Staunton got a glimpse of the glory days by helping Liverpool to win their last title for 30 years in 1990, only to return from Aston Villa to a very different club. After another two years at Anfield, he re-joined Aston Villa before winding down his career with spells at Coventry City and Walsall.
Staunton turned to management and took over…
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