Steven Gerrard to wear special adidas boots with Liverpool tribute written inside them for final Anfield appearance

Gerrard will make his final Anfield appearance in the Premier League clash against Crystal Palace

Jack de Menezes
Saturday 16 May 2015 11:27 EDT
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The message in Steven Gerrard's special boots to commemorate his final Anfield outing
The message in Steven Gerrard's special boots to commemorate his final Anfield outing (adidas)

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Steven Gerrard will make his final appearance at Anfield before leaving Liverpool n the summer when they take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

To commemorate the day, which Gerrard has already admitted will be an “emotional one”, adidas have written a message to the former England captain inside the special football boots that he will wear for the match.

Designed with Liverpool’s red and white colours as the base, the message can be seen to read: “You leave a legend, you’ll return a hero. The city of Liverpool is always with you. You’ll never walk alone.”

Gerrard made his debut for Liverpool 17 years ago and has gone on to captain both club and country, having retired from international football following last summer’s Worodl Cup, but he will bring the curtain down on his stay at the club next weekend in the final Premier League game of the season against Stoke.

A note left on every seat for Gerrard's final game at Anfield
A note left on every seat for Gerrard's final game at Anfield (Getty Images)

Not ready to hang up his boots yet though, Gerrard will follow in the footsteps of David Beckham and Robbie Keane in moving to the MLS and joining LA Galaxy.

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