On this day: The Gerrard Cup final
Nine years ago today, Liverpool were involved in one of the most incredible Cup finals of their illustrious history.
And, such was the contribution of one man on that day, it has gone down in Anfield folklore as the 'Gerrard Cup final'.
As the captain prepares for an emotional farewell after 17 years of incredible service to the club, he leaves behind some truly unforgettable memories.
The date of May 13, 2006, was the one that saw Gerrard produce another superhuman performance, showing just what it is that makes him stand out from the rest.
Going back to their favourite haunt of Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, the Reds were heavy favourites against a West Ham side led by Alan Pardew.
Within 20 minutes, though, that script was torn up. West Ham's Lionel Scaloni was released down the Liverpool right, and his awkward ball into the box was diverted into the Liverpool net by Jamie Carragher.
Worse was to come for Reds, as just seven minutes later Pepe Reina spilled a shot from Matthew Etherington straight into the path of Dean Ashton, who poked home.
Deciding something needed to be done, the captain took centre stage. Gerrard's sublime long-range pass found Djibril Cisse, who emphatically volleyed in just after the half-hour.
On 54 minutes, Liverpool were level. This time it was Gerrard himself who thundered the ball into the net, meeting a knockdown from Peter Crouch sweetly.
The scene was set for Liverpool to complete a famous comeback and win the game but there was another unexpected plot twist.
Paul Konchesky's cross appeared to be the sort of ball which innocuously drifts to the back post and is dealt with comfortably. Instead, it sailed over Reina and into the top corner and it was 3-2 West Ham, leaving Liverpool set for heartbreak.
Time ticked away as both teams tired, in particular Gerrard, who for most of the game had been trying to pull his team back from the brink with the sheer force of his own will. With their talisman cramping up and the clock at 90 minutes, surely the game was over for Liverpool?
When Gerrard is on the field, though, you never give up hope. John Arne Riise angled another speculative ball into the box and, though West Ham cleared, it landed at the feet of Gerrard.
With one sweep of his right foot the ball flew at a scarcely believable pace into Shaka Hislop's bottom right-hand corner to make it 3-3 - all from fully 35 yards.
With one moment of Gerrard brilliance the story for those of a red persuasion had turned from despair to elation.
Of course, the game didn't end there, but with both sides wilting in the May sunshine, a penalty finale was an inevitability. The Reds, just as they had done in Istanbul the previous year, came out on top again.
Rarely can a captain lifting the FA Cup have been quite so deserving, and Gerrard, a member of the Liverpool side who became the first to win the cup at Cardiff in 2001, became the last captain to do so at the Welsh national stadium.
It's a game that will rightly always be known as 'The Gerrard final'.