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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard conceded that he broke the golden rule of penalty taking when he missed his spot kick against QPR.
Fortunately for the Gerrard, however, he popped up later on to score a last gasp winner over relegation threated QPR, after Leroy Fer had cancelled out Philippe Coutinho's opener.
"I changed my mind on the run-up and rule number one with penalties is you don't change your mind," Gerrard told BBC Sport. "Last time I changed my mind I missed as well."
"I was happy with my header, it wasn't the best I have scored, that was my header in the Champions League final," he continued. It was a good three points, we have to stay strong till the end and keep pressure on the teams above us."
The Liverpool skipper will join MLS side LA Galaxy this summer, and when asked whether his strike against Rangers would prove to be his last at Anfield, Gerrard said that he hopes to score another in their final home match of the season.
"We have one more game to go here at Anfield and I will do my best to get on the score sheet. If that is my last goal at Anfield then I will take it but I won't give up."
Speaking after the match, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admitted that Gerrard's missed would have inspired the Reds captain to go on and score the winner.
"I would have put my mortgage on Steven Gerrard scoring a penalty but you know the miss will have inspired him more and he got the header and has made a career of big goals like that," said Rodgers. "He is a truly remarkable player and he deserved the ovation.
"QPR punished the chances we missed but the spirit my players showed and the attitude they had to keep fighting typified the mentality in the group and they deserved the three points in the end."
