The departure of Gerrard , two years after Carragher 's retirement , threatens to cut that -- though Liverpool still hope to tie Flanagan , as Scouse as they come , to a new deal -- .
It is a fact that the club are acutely aware of .
The departure of Gerrard , two years after Carragher 's retirement , threatens to cut that -- though Liverpool still hope to tie Flanagan , as Scouse as they come , to a new deal -- and it is a fact that the club are acutely aware of .