Steven Gerrard left "heartbroken" after transfer decision wrecked Liverpool title hopes

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Steven Gerrard has admitted that Fernando Torres’ decision to leave Liverpool ‘broke his heart’ and revealed he did all he could to keep him at the club.

Torres and Gerrard enjoyed a close relationship both on an off the pitch following the Spaniard’s arrival in 2007. The former Atletico Madrid striker scored 81 times in just 142 matches for Liverpool and almost ended their long wait for a Premier League title in 2008/09.

But just 18 months later, he sealed a controversial £50million transfer to rivals Chelsea, a move that had a great impact on Gerrard. “I was really, really gutted (when Torres left)," he told the Robbie Fowler Podcast. "We’re working so hard at this point to try and get as close as we can to close the gap and