Gerrard reflects on Cup agony.

Steven Gerrard has insisted his Liverpool team-mates must pick themselves up from their Cup Final disappointment and 'stay strong' for the rest of the season.

Gerrard admitted he was devastated after scoring the own goal ten minutes from time which got Chelsea back into the game and led to them winning 3-2 in extra time. But he says the Reds must now forget about their Cardiff frustrations and ensure they have something to celebrate at the end of the season.

He said: "We just have to pick ourselves up now and play for other things. It's a tough day for us but we have to get over it. "We scored early, maybe too early, and then tried to run the clock down. We were ten minutes away from winning the Cup ourselves but credit to Chelsea, they played well.

"It's obviously very painful for me to score the own goal. It's been a bad day for me and the team but we have to pick ourselves up now and stay strong."

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