Stevie: I Just Couldn't Leave http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N149258050706-1203.htm Steven Gerrard today reflected on his decision to remain at Anfield and admitted: "I just couldn't leave the club I love." Gerrard is now expected to sign an extended Liverpool contract after performing an amazing overnight u-turn and deciding to stay on Merseyside. The news has delighted Reds' fans all over the world who had been preparing for the worst following yesterday's announcement that he wouldn't be signing a new contract. But Gerrard has admitted that he just couldn't bring himself to leave the club he loves so dearly. "I had the whole of yesterday to think about my decision and what I was doing. I turned off my phone and my television and went through it all in my head again," said Gerrard. "After considering everything that's gone on, I just couldn't go through with it and leave this club. I never said I wanted to leave in the first place, but I'd felt I was being backed into a corner and had to push things on. "I know it was going to look as though I wanted to go, but at one stage I thought I had no choice. When I thought about it more, I just wanted to stay. "I admitted I've made mistakes and the club has acknowledged they've made some mistakes as well. But now we've sorted it out and I'm doing what I wanted to do all along, which is stay at Liverpool." He added: "I've now apologised to Liverpool and they've apologised to me, which is important. I was left feeling so confused yesterday. I was receiving all kinds of advice and information from so many people, but I just had to sit down with my girlfriend and advisor and think it all through again for myself. I was just thinking 'how have we got into this mess and what's the best way out of it ?'. I knew I had to do what I'd intended doing all along and sign a new contract. "I made the decision last night that I couldn't leave this club. I love Liverpool so much. This is my club. My heart is with Liverpool. I don't need to tell anyone that. Everyone who knows me can see how I feel. The last thing I wanted to do was leave, I just couldn't do it." Gerrard understands the feelings the fans have experienced over the past 24 hours as they contemplated the thought of their hero moving to Chelsea. "My relationship with the supporters has always been fantastic and I knew a lot of people would be disappointed if I'd decided to go. I thought about the fans and the future," Gerrard said. "As I'd said all along, I never wanted to leave. I don't want to go into details now about what happened over the last few weeks because the most important thing now is we can sort it out. "I'm going to sign a new contract and, like I've always done, will be doing everything possible to make Liverpool successful again. "It's been a bit of a mess but now we can sort it out and move forward. As I've said, we can all learn things from this. "Now we all want to look forward." --

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