Celebrate Gerrard's 100th goal!

FT October 1, 2008

Liverpool [3 - 1] PSV Eindhoven 5' [1 - 0] D. Kuyt 34' [2 - 0] R. Keane 76' [3 - 0] S. Gerrard ---> what a magnificent, awesome goal! Gerrard's 100th goal!

On an evening where his teammates had been stealing the limelight with significant goals, Steven Gerrard had been surprisingly quiet. The skipper is so often the man for the big occasion and he wasn't about to let it pass him by without notching his 100th for the club. On 76 minutes the Reds were awarded a free-kick in front of the Kop and as the midfielder raced on to Aurelio's touch-off there was only one place the ball was destined to land. It was typical Gerrard - an exquisite drive that gave the keeper absolutely no chance and how fitting the goal came at the Kop end. The scoreboard read 3-0 and perhaps the Reds were on cruise control as they allowed substitute Danny Koevermans to steal in and stab home a consolation just two minutes later. It mattered not, however, as both Keane and Gerrard were granted standing ovations by their manager on a night that will go down as a significant moment in the duo's Liverpool careers.