So the farewell tour will fizzle out rather than end with a bang. Steven Gerrard hoped his Liverpool career would end at Wembley but now the curtain will fall in Stoke. The dream was for Gerrard to end his 25-year association with Liverpool by lifting the FA Cup on his 35th birthday before starting his new adventure with LA Galaxy yet now the prospect is nothing like so glamorous. Losing to Aston Villa in Sunday’s semi-final will take time to get over. ‘We didn’t play, we looked very nervous,’ said Gerrard on talkSPORT. ‘We’re a team built on passing and playing it quickly but we were very disappointing in that aspect. They (Villa) were much better.’ Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard looks to the sky in frustration during Liverpool's FA Cup defeat by Aston Villa . Gerrard was the denied the opportunity of ending his Liverpool career in this season's FA Cup final at Wembley . Sunday April 25: West Bromwich Albion (A) Tuesday April 28: Hull City (A) Saturday May 2: Queens Park Rangers (H) Sunday May 10: Chelsea (A) Saturday May 16: Crystal Palace (H) Sunday May 24: Stoke City (A) Liverpool’s next two games are away at West Brom (on Saturday) and Hull (next Tuesday) before returning to Anfield to play Queens Park Rangers. With the injured Lucas Leiva facing two weeks out, it is inconceivable to think Gerrard will not start. On May 10 comes a trip to Stamford Bridge where it is possible that Liverpool will have to form a guard of honour to welcome Chelsea, the champions-in-waiting. Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph scored the winning goal to crush Gerrard's FA Cup final dream . Gerrard's final game at Anfield as a Liverpool player will come in the league against Crystal Palace on May 16 . Gerrard’s final game at Anfield is scheduled for May 16 against Crystal Palace. Then, after more than 700 games and countless golden moments, the end for Gerrard and Liverpool will come at Stoke’s Britannia Stadium on Sunday, May 24. Gerrard is likely to begin his new career in mid-July once the MLS transfer window opens — possibly when LA Galaxy meet San Jose Earthquakes on July 17, the same day Liverpool play their first pre-season friendly in Brisbane. April 27, 2014: With Liverpool seemingly set for the Premier League title, Gerrard slips to gift Chelsea a goal in a 2-0 defeat at Anfield to put the initiative back into the hands of eventual champions Manchester City. May 5, 2014: Liverpool squander a 3-0 lead against Crystal Palace to see their title hopes suffer a further blow that they would not recover from. June 19, 2014: Having lost their opening game against Italy, England are level with Uruguay until captain Gerrard gives the ball away to allow Luis Suarez to score a winner. England left the tournament without win. November 4, 2014: Gerrard is left out of the team that loses 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu against Real Madrid in the Champions League. December 9, 2014: The captain scores but Liverpool are knocked out of the Champions League after a 1-1 draw with Basle leaves them on just five points in Group B. January 27, 2015: Liverpool are knocked out of the Capital One Cup at the semi-final stage after losing 1-0 to Chelsea in extra time at Stamford Bridge, with Gerrard unable to inspire a victory. February 26, 2015: Gerrard misses Europa League tie with Besiktas through injury and they crash out on penalties in Istanbul. March 22, 2015: Any hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League for Liverpool take a huge blow in a 2-0 defeat by Manchester United at Anfield. Gerrard is left out of the starting XI and comes on as a second half substitute but is sent off just 38 seconds after coming on. April 19, 2015: Liverpool lose their FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa to end all hopes of a trophy in Gerrard's final season. May 10, 2015: Gerrard travels with Liverpool to face Chelsea, who could have already wrapped up the title, and faces being ridiculed by the Stamford Bridge crowd.: Sto . May 24, 2015: Seventeen years playing in the Premier League end with a trip to face Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium in a game that will likely be of little importance to either side.
Steven Gerrard no longer has chance of ending Liverpool career on high.
The Liverpool ace was hoping to win FA Cup in last appearance for Reds.
Gerrard will face the likes of Hull, QPR and Stoke in final six matches.
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