Steven Gerrard may end his life-long association with Liverpool after admitting he will not retire if the club do not offer him a new deal.

The 34-year-old told the Daily Telegraph he wants to play but admits that could be at another club.

His former England teammate Frank Lampard ended ties with his club of thirteen years and Gerrard may look to do the same when his current contract runs out.

The Champions League medallist also addressed their poor start to the season.

“I’m not looking for excuses but there are collective reasons for our stuttering start. We lost a key player and we’ve had a key player injured,” he said.

“If you lose a player in Luis’s form and a player of Daniel’s potential, it is going to be up and down until you either get Sturridge back or Luis’s replacement starts firing some goals in. We are not in a position like City or Chelsea where the manager notices they are a little bit short and just goes bang, bang, two new signings. Maybe it’s slightly different this year where we had more available because of the money from Luis, but as you see at Tottenham if you make five signings there are a lot of changes.”

Suarez’s replacement, Mario Balotelli, has failed to find the net in the league since his move to Anfield but broke his domestic duck against Swansea in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday.