article_snippet.sent: A 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa at Wembley ended the club's last hope of silverware and meant Steven Gerrard would not be given a perfect send off ahead of Steven Gerrard summer move to Los Angeles Galaxy with a cup final appearance on Steven Gerrard 35th birthday on what would have been Steven Gerrard very last for Steven Gerrard boyhood club.
article_snippet.sent: A 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa at Wembley is the thing.
article_snippet.sent: He (Gerrard) is fine.
article_snippet.sent: Steven Gerrard was able to start the match after an injury to Lucas Leiva in training, which denied Liverpool some much-needed control in midfield.
article_snippet.sent: Steven Gerrard didn't get Steven Gerrard fairytale ending at Wembley as Steven Gerrard leaves the club at the end of the season for LA Galaxy .
article_snippet.sent: With the club's Champions League qualification hopes looking increasingly distant after Manchester City's win over West Ham on Sunday increased the gap to fourth place to seven points - although Liverpool now have a match in hand - the Reds boss will find Steven Gerrard record coming under more scrutiny over the final six games of the season.
article_snippet.sent: Despite an impressive run of form since the turn of the year, Liverpool have looked ineffective in the big games, with back-to-back defeats to Manchester United and Arsenal putting a huge dent in Manchester United and Arsenal top-four hopes just when it seemed Manchester United and Arsenal were about to make the breakthrough, having worked so hard to get within two points of the top-four. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Liverpool were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium on Sunday .
  
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