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Gerrard talks of Chelsea "hatred"
Steven Gerrard has opened up on the rivalry between Liverpool and Chelsea, referring to it as "almost like hatred for 90 minutes".
The former Liverpool captain was speaking ahead of Tuesday night's visit of Chelsea to Anfield for a match which the hosts must win to keep their outside hopes of winning a first league title since 1990 alive.
Gerrard experienced some titanic tussles with the Stamford Bridge outfit during his career, twice knocking them out of the Champions League at the semi-final stages, losing cup final and semi-finals at Wembley to them before his infamous 'slip' which tilted the 2013/14 Premier League title race away from Liverpool.
“I think the rivalry [between Liverpool and Chelsea] was bigger than what people thought,” he told BT Sport.
“For me, being a Liverpool player and a Liverpool fan, to get any kind of success at some stage we had to knock Chelsea out.
“They were the most powerful team, but became the most powerful team and club financial wise but also the player influx. For us to get any kind of success we knew we had to get the better of them.
“It’s almost like hatred for 90 minutes. The feeling you get in your body is weird but as soon as the final whistle you need to go back straight away to being respectful.
“Obviously it’s a lot more difficult when on the losing end.”
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