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Bet £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 = WBA Draw LIV By Enis Koylu When Steven Gerrard leaves Liverpool for California this summer, pnr status he will take a scrapbook of incredible memories; his heroics in the 2005 Champions League and 2006 FA Cup finals, the treble in 2001, the countless late goals in crucial games. Yet the failure to win a Premier League title will haunt Gerrard and the man who denied him when he came closest was an unlikely figure: Demba Ba. Liverpool were closing in on their first title in 24 years when they took on Chelsea at Anfield last term. Jose Mourinho saw his hopes of top spot fading and made wholesale changes ahead of the Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid. After a tense first half, disaster struck for Liverpool. Gerrard slipped as he looked to receive a pass in central midfield, Ba seized upon the mistake, strode towards goal and finished coolly. The goal unravelled Liverpool’s challenge and Gerrard was left to reflect on the nearest miss of his career. The Senegal striker was never part of Jose Mourinho’s first XI and left Chelsea for Besiktas pnr status last summer. In Istanbul, he does not only play when stars need to be rested, he is the main man and in the form of his life. Since his move to Turkey, the former West Ham and Newcastle man has been a revelation, spearheading Slaven Bilic’s aspirations of a first Super Lig title since 2008-09. Painful | Gerrard is left to contemplate his costly error last season His incisive running and lethal finishing have been a nightmare for defenders across Turkey and he has successfully carried his form into Europe too, bagging five goals and an assist in just four Europa League games. As Gerrard looks to leave on a high with success in the continent’s pnr status second competition, it is perhaps ironic that the man who will look to deny him a second winner’s medal in the tournament is the one who denied him for the Premier League. Ba has already faced English opposition twice this term and caused defenders numerous problems, even if his finishing was suspect. He was far from his best in front of goal in the Champions League playoff against Arsenal as Besiktas dominated Arsene Wenger’s side in the goalless first leg, although he went close with an outrageous lob that hit the bar from kick-off. They almost snuck through on away goals in London, Ba missing a good late chance to snatch a 1-1 draw. They were drawn with Tottenham in the group stage of the Europa League and, on his next trip to the English capital, Ba was the hero for the visitors, netting a late penalty to clinch a well-deserved point, which was key to their status as group winners. Indeed, Ba’s hot streak has barely stopped. Barring a brief period in December, where he was sidelined with a broken toe, Ba has rarely gone a week without scoring and he has found the target in every game since the end of Turkey’s winter break - barring two cup matches. In total, he has 22 goals in 28 games in all competitions - already his highest ever tally in a club season. pnr status Thursday could be his night. Though Liverpool have been in far bett