There was a slightly surreal moment on Friday when Steven Gerrard was asked to rem-inisce about "the 2005 final".
The Liverpool captain immediately said it was "one of the greatest nights of his career". Had he continued he may have talked about treading in the footsteps of Anfield legends to lift the European Cup 21 years on. Or simply pulling off one of the greatest comebacks in history on the night Rafa Benitez's troops stepped into the Twilight Zone to turn a 3-0 half-time deficit into a victory on penalty kicks.
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