Gerrard made his 300th Premier League appearance on 13 April 2008 in a match against Blackburn Rovers, scoring the opening goal in a game which Liverpool won 3-1,[REF][REF] and finished the season with twenty-one goals in all competitions, surpassing his total from the 2006-07 season.
Gerrard needed to undergo groin surgery at the beginning of the 2008-09 season, but the problem was not serious and he quickly returned to training [REF].