Steven Gerrard will go down in history as one of the greatest ever Liverpool players.

Gerrard was key to Liverpool’s Champions League triumph over AC Milan and spent many years as club captain.

Perhaps only Mohamed Salah comes close to rivalling what the midfielder did at Anfield in the 21st century.

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But while Gerrard is one of the greatest of all time, not just at Anfield but in the Premier League overall, he was unable to clinch a league title with his long-time club.

Liverpool did come very close in 2013/14, with a lot of help from one player.

The Reds ended that campaign on 84 points, two adrift of eventual champions Manchester City.

Iago Aspas, who arrived from Celta de Vigo in the summer of 2013, was among the players to feature up front that term.

However,...