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In hindsight, the former Aston Villa manager now wishes he could have accepted that deal to stay at Liverpool.
Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard admits he would have stayed at Anfield for an extra season had he known that Jurgen Klopp would be appointed head coach merely five months after he left.
Gerrard was offered a one-year contract extension by the Reds for the 2015-16 season, but turned it down in favour of MLS side LA Galaxy, after Liverpool's manager at the time, Brendan Rodgers, told him that his playing time would be reduced in the forthcoming season.
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In hindsight, the former Aston Villa manager now wishes he could have accepted that deal to work with Klopp, who succeeded Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool.
“I was devastated. I obviously made a decision not to sign a year extension to go to America, whereas if I'd took the extension, I might have got six months under the guidance of Jurgen Klopp,” Gerrard told the Anfield Wrap.
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“But obviously being under Brendan's management at the time, I was getting told my game time was gonna get less and less. I didn't wanna be a sub for Liverpool, I didn't wanna be a squad player. I still felt that I was the best midfielder there at the time.
“But in hindsight, if I'd have knew what was gonna come off, 100%, I'd have signed the year extension, and I'd have put up with four to five months of Brendan to get six months of Klopp, for sure."
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Gerrard played over 700 games in all competitions for Liverpool, scoring 185 goals, asserting himself as a club legend, having played for the club through youth levels and making his senior debut in 1998.
Under Klopp, Liverpool have won the Champions League, the Premier League, and the FIFA Club World Cup, as well as the FA Cup and League Cup double.
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Gerrard played for LA Galaxy in the 2015 and 2016 campaigns, making a total of 39 appearances in all competitions, and scoring five goals.
He is now a manager himself, having taken over the hotseat at Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq earlier this year, where he oversees a team including another former Liverpool captain, Jordan Henderson.
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