Stoke vs Liverpool: 5-0 half-time score ruins Steven Gerrard farewell

The captain's final match won't be one he wants to remember

Steven Gerrard in his final Liverpool match (Getty Images)

With Steven Gerrard making his final appearance for Liverpool, he and his team-mates would have been wanting to sign-off with a good result against Stoke City.

However, things went terribly wrong at the Britannia Stadium.

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With contract rebel Raheem Sterling relegated to the bench by Brendan Rodgers, Liverpool found themselves 1-0 down after 22 minutes when Mame Biram Diouf found the back of the net. Four minutes later Diouf got his and Stoke's second.

Jonathan Walters then made it 3-0 after 30 minutes and then Charlie Adam made it 4-0. Just before half-time Steven N'Zonzi made it 5-0.

The scoreline meant Stoke were the first team to score five goals against Liverpool in a league game since Coventry in December 1992.

Liverpool have never lost a Premier League game by five or more goals.