The worst 3 months of my life, says Gerrard

I made my debut. They are always there for me. They always will be,” he added.

“They rally around you and try to pick you up, but when something like that happens, you have to try and face it. I am man enough to take it on the chin and accept it. It has happened, and I can’t change it.”

With strikers Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez, now at Barcelona, Gerrard was one of the driving forces behind Liverpool’s resurgence last season.

A one-club man, he keenly felt the pain of missing out on the title, and admitted he had watched his slip since and was resigned to be being asked about it future.

“That’s why it was cruel. I haven’t made a mistake, I haven’t lost my man at a set piece. I haven’t missed a penalty. I haven’t made a bad pass,” Gerrard said.

“Every single person on the planet slips at some point in their life, whether it’s on the stairs, on the floor or whatever. For me, it happened on the pitch at a really bad moment.

“But over the course of 38 games a lot happens for you and against you, and that determines if you win the league or not. But that moment happened at a really crucial time, and I have to face that. And I will.”

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Gerrard said he had hoped a successful World Cup campaign in Brazil would help ease the hurt, but defeats by Italy and Uruguay and a draw with Costa Rica meant England left early.

He has since retired from international duty.

“Unfortunately, I have had that tough time at club level at the end of the season, then I have gone into a World Cup hoping that it was going to go really well to help me get over it. But it backfired,” he added.

“I have had two really massive unbelievable lows in a short space of time, so it is a good test for me this season.

“Can I hit form after that? I believe I can.” – Reuters