Steven Gerrard has just been unveiled as an LA Galaxy player and Liverpool fans are sad

07 July 2015 22:16

It may look weird, but this is reality now.

Steven Gerrard has had his *second* official unveiling as an LA Galaxy player, at a press conference after his first week training with the team.

His beloved Liverpool were spoken about almost as much as his new club, including when he was asked why he chose the Galaxy and MLS, rather than other Premier League and European clubs. Gerrard said: “I didn’t want to compete against Liverpool. I love Liverpool Football Club.”

He also made it clear just how hard he’s willing to work in LA, the experience he’s hoping to bring to his new club and that there really hasn’t been any difference in the standard of training. Although he said he wasn’t yet able to say the same about the league, as he’s not due to make his debut until Saturday.

Liverpool fans who watched the press conference are feeling a bit emotional…

And the Galaxy themselves weren’t exactly helpful, tweeting out a picture of their new signing captioned with the words to a song the Kop have sung faithfully for the last 17 years.

The whole day had been filled with the LA franchise building up to Gerrard’s unveiling, and the responses have been a nice mixture between mildly amusing and very bitter.

The action shot of Stevie tying his laces was followed up by this rather cinematic one of him making his way out onto the training pitch.

Whoever runs the Galaxy’s social media was clearly getting irritated with all the comments.

There were some customary Stevie G stretches, and a reunion that almost certainly isn’t as big anywhere as it is in LA.

A picture of him doing what he’s actually over there to do.

And some relaxation after the day’s training, which of course wouldn’t be complete without Herbalife. Act natural lads.

He’d actually already been out onto the pitch during Galaxy’s recent 4-0 thumping of Toronto, and it was obvious that Hollywood has been rubbing off on him.

Overall it’s been a very enjoyable day for Galaxy fans, and a painful one for Liverpool supporters. Luckily, they’re used to that.

Time heals all wounds, but Liverpool fans will be hoping they get a good start to the season to accelerate the healing process. We fear a bit for Brendan Rodgers if not.

Source: SNAPPA