Gerrard on slip vs. Chelsea: 'There is not a day that goes by when I do not think about it'

In an alternate universe, Steven Gerrard didn't slip, Demba Ba never scored, and Liverpool went on to capture the 2013-14 Premier League title.

Or something like that.

Asked on Wednesday about the literal slip-up that's widely regarded as the catalyst for Liverpool's surrendering of what would have been their first-ever Premier League title, Gerrard didn't hold back in describing the mental scar left by the unfortunate moment.

"The slip happened at a bad time, it was cruel for me personally," Gerrard said, according to the London Evening Standard. "There is not a day that goes by when I do not think about it and wonder what if it hadn't happened. Would things have been different? Would it have turned out different? Maybe it might have, I do not know.

"Going into the Chelsea game, I think because we were on a good run and in good form - and no fault to (Liverpool manager) Brendan Rodgers at all - we sort of went in with the same tactics. We heard Chelsea were possibly making a few changes and we actually had the confidence that we could blow them away, but we underestimated the power of (Jose) Mourinho.

"He came and spoilt the game. He ruined it. He made them very hard to beat."

Of course, Gerrard's dream of captaining Liverpool to a Premier League title is over, as he's in the midst of crossing the Atlantic Ocean to join the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer after 17 years at Anfield.