Steven Gerrard admits dropping
'silly points' has cost Liverpool the chance to win the
Premiership.
The Reds welcome arch-rivals Manchester United to Anfield on
Saturday, with Gerrard lamenting the fact it is not a critical game
for his side's league position.
Liverpool currently languish 16 points behind the leaders and the
midfielder knows exactly why his side are not in the title
hunt.
"It's just a pity there's not as much riding on this game in terms
of a Liverpool title challenge as we'd hoped," said Gerrard.
"We have to look at the silly points we dropped earlier in the
season as a reason for that.
"That's why the gap is quite big. All we can do is keep
going."
Gerrard could still lead Liverpool to European glory this season
with the team in a strong position to advance to the quarter-finals
of the UEFA Champions League.
With a 2-1 lead from the first leg of their last 16 tie against
Barcelona, the Reds skipper feels beating United at the weekend
will set the club up perfectly for next week's return with the
holders.
He added: "If we can give a big performance and get the right
result against United, then it will give us all a big confidence
booster for the Barcelona game.
"We've got a massive week coming up with United and Barca both
coming to Anfield.
"But we need to take them one game at a time. It's exciting, but
the important thing is getting the right results."
