The way Steven Gerrard acted in the Liverpool dressing room after the brief says a lot about him

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has recalled Steven Gerrard's infamous slip against Chelsea, revealing the incident was taken personally but handled admirably by the legend. On April 27, 2014, Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool hosted the Blues when they were five points clear at the top of the Premier League with just three games remaining.

Mignolet, who had joined the Reds from Sunderland the previous summer and played every minute of that league campaign, went on to witness the moment that followed and is now part of top-flight folklore. With the score standing 0-0, Gerrard lost control of a Mamadou Sakho pass and then slipped, allowing Demba Ba to go through on goal and score.

This mishap and 2-0 defeat ultimately led to the collapse of Liverpool's title. The next match they drew 3-3 with Crystal Palace and eventually lost the Crown to Manchester City. Despite Gerrard taking the blame, Mignolet praised him for his unwavering dedication and leadership.

“Looking back, now I'm older, and you can understand it a little better, especially being in his position when it happens,” Mignolet told Ben Foster's Fozcast. “He's done so much for the club, and it's not just in this game, but I think in any game he's played for Liverpool. When you lose as a Liverpool player – especially in as long as he – you take a loss personally.

“You feel it, especially when this kind of thing happens. He took everything on his shoulders, and he took everything in his head. Looking back, it must have been so difficult for him to deal with that.

“But, he was such a personality, and yeah, you can't talk very or more about a guy. Not only as a player. Because it was also off the field that he was such a role model for the club and for Everyone who was there is involved at the club.”

The legendary midfielder would play one final season with his boyhood Reds before leaving for LA Galaxy in 2015, having been the club's skipper since 2003, The Mirror reports.

“He wasn't the guy who was the big shouter,” Mignolet admitted when asked about Gerrard as captain. “But he just left the example and all the things he did, how he behaved, how he was a professional.

“Also, the normal guy was always acting to be in his kind of situation; it's not easy – it's not simple. Being able to be part of a player in his dressing room, yeah, you learn so much from that kind of people because It's not just as a football player, it's also as a person.

Mignolet, now with club Brugge, revealed he admired Gerrard for such characteristics, highlighting his kind nature over his footballing skills.

“Because he was such a good player but also such a personality, then to be able to stay yourself, stay normal, for me that's more credit,” he added. “Of course, everyone admired his goals, the way he played and all the talent he has. But then being able to stay yourself, stay calm, stay composed and be normal, it's actually a biggest credit, I think.”