Intro:

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard talks about his exit from Anfield this summer.

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SOUNDBITE: Steven Gerrard

"The key for me now is to finish the season strong from a personal point of view and try and achieve something for the team and try and cheer the fans up. They've had a difficult last six months like the rest of us. I'm focussed now and I've told the manager a couple of days ago when we had a chat that he has got no worries about me downing tools - I will be here until the end and keep fighting until the final ball I kick and I'd love nothing better than to try and win a trophy here and to leave this team in top four. I'm not 24 - I wish I was 24, I wish I met Brendan when I was 24 because I think that I'd be sitting here talking about a lot of titles that we'd won together. But the reality is that Brendan came into this club when I was 32 years of age and it was just a shame that that relationship never started ten years ago. But I think at the same time it is exciting - it's a great opportunity for my family and myself. But yeah, it's tough. I can tell the supporters at the moment that it will be America. I'll be going to play in America, but I'm not over the line with any team just yet. I'm close and as soon as I know I'll make the announcement. I'll do the bits and bobs that I need to do and then we go and try and win a trophy and forget about Steven Gerrard for a bit."