Steven
Gerrard insists Liverpool have no intention of
allowing Chelsea a victory at Anfield to deny Manchester United the
title.
Chelsea lead United by one point going into the final two games
and, should the Blues take three points at Anfield, they would only
have to beat Wigan at home to guarantee the title. Should they slip
up, United would overtake Liverpool's record of 18 league titles if
they beat Sunderland and Stoke.
Following victories for Tottenham and Manchester City on
Saturday, Liverpool now have only the slightest hope of clinching
fourth place and there have been suggestions that they may roll
over to deny United.
However, Gerrard insists the players will be fully committed on
Sunday as they look to finish the season with successive wins.
"My only thoughts on the Chelsea game is to win it," Gerrard
told the club's official website. "We owe it to our supporters to
try and finish the season with two wins.
"I know there has been a lot of speculation in the media about
us going to take our foot off the gas and try and do Chelsea a
favour. Well, that won't be happening. When you play for Liverpool
and you have that red shirt on you always give everything you have
got to win.
"I can understand fans talking about it because I'm a fan
myself, but we are professionals and we get brought up at Liverpool
FC with a winning mentality. That means every time you go on the
pitch, whether it's a training game or a Champions League game you
always have the attitude to win.
"We want to take three points from Chelsea and Hull City then
hopefully by a miracle we might be able to scrape into the top
four."