Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard admits spending six months on the sidelines recovering from a groin operation has renewed his appetite for the game.
After three substitute appearances totalling just under an hour, Gerrard marked his first start since his surgery with a goal in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at home to Manchester United.
‘I didn’t realize what I had until it was taken away from me for so long,’ he said.
‘So I am delighted to be back and be able to experience the emotion of big games again. It has been a frustrating six months watching the lads from the stands and I much prefer to be out there having an impact on the game.
‘It would have been the perfect day if my goal had been the winner but it wasn’t to be.’
Gerrard, 31, capped a man-of-the-match display with a 68th-minute free-kick through a gap in the wall, only for Javier Hernandez to rescue a point for United with a close-range header nine minutes from time.
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish said of his returning skipper: ‘He is etched in the history of the club and will hopefully have a few more chapters to write yet.’
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