Steven Gerrard admits he is still haunted by his slip against Chelsea which effectively cost Liverpool the title last year.

The former Liverpool captain also conceded he would have been a better player and won more trophies if he had played under Jose Mourinho.

That slip, capitalised on by Demba Ba, put Chelsea on their way to a 2-0 win at Anfield in the April and played a major part in Manchester City being crowned champions.

“The slip happened at a bad time, it was cruel for me personally,” said the 35-year-old Gerrard, who left Liverpool for LA Galaxy this summer after 17 years at Anfield.

“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 Mourinho.

“He came and he spoilt the game. He ruined it. He made them very hard to beat. He even said after, he was quoted, ‘We came to spoil the party’.”

Steven Gerrard's greatest Liverpool moments 7 show all Steven Gerrard's greatest Liverpool moments 1/7 Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0, Premier League 2001 As he has done many times since, Steven Gerrard collected a knockdown in midfield, advanced a few yards before firing a screamer past Fabian Barthez as Liverpool completed their first league double over United for 22 years. GETTY 2/7 Liverpool 5 Alaves 4, UEFA Cup final 2001 Steven Gerrard galloped down the inside-right and the England man fired low to double Liverpool's lead inside 20 minutes. The dramatic cup final - which ended with golden goal victory in the 117th minute - capped a famous treble for the Reds as they added to FA Cup and League Cup success in Dortmund. GETTY 3/7 Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0, League Cup final 2003 Liverpool ended a difficult season on a high note and it was Steven Gerrard who propelled them towards League Cup final victory over bitter rivals Manchester United. Gerrard's 25-yard strike looped up off David Beckham and past Fabian Barthez to set Liverpool on their way to a first League Cup win over United since 1985 GETTY 4/7 Steven Gerrard enjoys best goals haul for Liverpool (08-09) Steven Gerrard managed a personal-best goals tally in a season for the Reds of 24, as the club finished runners-up in the Premier League behind Manchester United. Gerrard came out on top of Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney in the poll of journalists to claim the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award. GETTY 5/7 Liverpool 4 Real Madrid 0, 2009 The captain scored a double as Liverpool outclassed Real Madrid to march into the 2009 Champions League quarter-finals. Gerrard was marking his 100th appearance in Europe and scored each side of the break - first from the spot and then a cool half-volley into the top corner - as the Reds put the tie well beyond the nine-time European Cup winners. GETTY 6/7 Liverpool 3 Napoli 1, 2010 Steven Gerrard came off the bench at half-time to inspire Liverpool to victory as they took charge of Europa League Group K. Trailing at the interval, Roy Hodgson called on Gerrard and the England captain lifted his team-mates before netting three goals in the final 15 minutes. GETTY 7/7 Liverpool 3 Everton 0, 2012 Steven Gerrard hit the first hat-trick in a Merseyside derby since 1982 as Everton missed the chance to leapfrog their neighbours in the Premier League table in March 2012. The captain scored a curling lob in the first half before firing in a second and capitalising on a last-minute Victor Anichebe slip to seal his treble. GETTY 1/7 Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0, Premier League 2001 As he has done many times since, Steven Gerrard collected a knockdown in midfield, advanced a few yards before firing a screamer past Fabian Barthez as Liverpool completed their first league double over United for 22 years. GETTY 2/7 Liverpool 5 Alaves 4, UEFA Cup final 2001 Steven Gerrard galloped down the inside-right and the England man fired low to double Liverpool's lead inside 20 minutes. The dramatic cup final - which ended with golden goal victory in the 117th minute - capped a famous treble for the Reds as they added to FA Cup and League Cup success in Dortmund. GETTY 3/7 Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0, League Cup final 2003 Liverpool ended a difficult season on a high note and it was Steven Gerrard who propelled them towards League Cup final victory over bitter rivals Manchester United. Gerrard's 25-yard strike looped up off David Beckham and past Fabian Barthez to set Liverpool on their way to a first League Cup win over United since 1985 GETTY 4/7 Steven Gerrard enjoys best goals haul for Liverpool (08-09) Steven Gerrard managed a personal-best goals tally in a season for the Reds of 24, as the club finished runners-up in the Premier League behind Manchester United. Gerrard came out on top of Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney in the poll of journalists to claim the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award. GETTY 5/7 Liverpool 4 Real Madrid 0, 2009 The captain scored a double as Liverpool outclassed Real Madrid to march into the 2009 Champions League quarter-finals. Gerrard was marking his 100th appearance in Europe and scored each side of the break - first from the spot and then a cool half-volley into the top corner - as the Reds put the tie well beyond the nine-time European Cup winners. GETTY 6/7 Liverpool 3 Napoli 1, 2010 Steven Gerrard came off the bench at half-time to inspire Liverpool to victory as they took charge of Europa League Group K. Trailing at the interval, Roy Hodgson called on Gerrard and the England captain lifted his team-mates before netting three goals in the final 15 minutes. GETTY 7/7 Liverpool 3 Everton 0, 2012 Steven Gerrard hit the first hat-trick in a Merseyside derby since 1982 as Everton missed the chance to leapfrog their neighbours in the Premier League table in March 2012. The captain scored a curling lob in the first half before firing in a second and capitalising on a last-minute Victor Anichebe slip to seal his treble. GETTY

Mourinho tried to sign Gerrard during his first spell as Chelsea boss and also when he was in charge of Inter Milan and Real Madrid.

The midfielder regrets not playing under the Portuguese and said in an interview to be screened on BT Sport tonight: “I love the manager, I love the man. I have regrets for not playing for the man and the coach because he would have made me a better player. I’d have had more trophies but I’ve no regrets not signing for Chelsea.

“I do not regret it. I am happy with the decisions I made. I have probably underachieved at times in certain years with Liverpool but it is not all about winning trophies.”

Gerrard has revealed that being dropped for a Champions League game against Real Madrid accelerated his departure from Anfield. Gerrard was left out of the 1-0 defeat at the Bernabeu in November and he said: “I sat on that bench devastated. It sort of pushed me in making a decision to move on.”