• Captain says they must focus on getting back into the
top four
• Midfielder sees win over Everton as platform for a winning
run
Liverpool's captain, Steven Gerrard, is braced for
going another year without adding a Premier League title medal to
his collection. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
Steven Gerrard
has admitted a top-four finish is now a more realistic aim
for Liverpool
than winning the Premier League
this season as they lie 13 points behind the leaders,
Chelsea, after a poor run of form throughout October and
November.
Gerrard said: "I think we have to be realistic. At the moment
we're out of the title race, but we will keep trying to get back in
it. There is still a lot of football to be played and it is
possible to turn it around, but I think Chelsea are looking really
strong at the moment."
Liverpool have not won the league since 1990 and Gerrard said:
"It's been too long without a league title and because it is
missing from my collection it is one that I'm most desperate for
going forward."
However, he said their target now was "to get back into the top
four. We're coming off the back of a fantastic win at Everton and
we want to continue that against Blackburn and try and go on a run
of games where we can get closer to the teams above us."
Gerrard, 29, is due to make his 500th appearance for Liverpoool
in Saturday's match against Blackburn Rovers at Anfield and said:
"It means everything to me personally. I'm a local boy and my dream
when I was young was always just to play one game for Liverpool. So
to reach this milestone is a really proud moment for my family and
myself."