sport news Liverpool Legends 3-2 AC Milan Glorie: Steven Gerrard grabs late winner

Liverpool Legends 3-2 AC Milan Glorie: Steven Gerrard grabs late winner after Serie A greats come from two goals down to cancel out Robbie Fowler and Djibril Cisse strikes Robbie Fowler broke the deadlock in the 27th minute as he flicked the ball into the bottom corner at Anfield Djibril Cisse made it 2-0 before Andrea Pirlo and a curling effort from Guiseppe Pancar leveled the scores Steven Gerrard scored the winner late on as Liverpool Legends defeated AC Milan Glorie on Saturday

By Adam Lanigan For Mailonline

Published: 16:44 GMT, 23 March 2019 | Updated: 16:56 GMT, 23 March 2019

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It was just like the old days with Liverpool searching for a winner in the dying minutes of the game as they attacked The Kop.

Step forward Steven Gerrard. The crowd had hoped he would give them a goal all afternoon and like all the greats, he gave them exactly what he wanted as he made space and found the bottom corner.

It was moments like that which stood out throughout his 17 years as a Liverpool first-team player and it is why Anfield was full on an international weekend to cherish the contribution of greats like him.

It was just like the old days with Liverpool searching for a winner in the dying minutes of the game as they attacked The Kop

It was just like the old days with Liverpool searching for a winner in the dying minutes of the game as they attacked The Kop

MATCH FACTS 

Liverpool: Dudek, Johnson, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Kennedy, Kvarme, Gerrard, Garcia, Kuyt, Fowler.

Subs: Westerveld, McManaman, McAteer, Aldridge, Traore, Berger, Cisse, Diao, Smicer, Owen.

AC Milan Glorie: Dida, Ambrosini, Cafu, Costacurta, Gattuso, Inzaghi, Kaka, Kaladze, Pirlo, Rui Costa, Serginho.

Subs: Abbiati, Boriello, Carbone, Favalli, Fiori, Digao, Maldini, Oddo, Pancaro, Simic.

Liverpool fans hold a special place for their ex-players and they could enjoy the nostalgia and memories of one of the most incredible nights in the club’s history and recall the Miracle of Istanbul from 2005.

Seven players involved here featured on that magical occasion as they came back from trailing 3-0 to Milan at half time in the Champions League final to win on penalties.

Gerrard and Jamie Carragher wrote their names into Liverpool folklore for their performances that night, and it makes you realise what an opportunity the team’s class of 2019 under Jurgen Klopp has of making history.

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