Gerrard: We want to be winners

4th December 2008

Skipper Steven Gerrard has brushed off the club's recent poor form by insisting the current Liverpool side is the best he has played in.

Liverpool are still smarting after Monday's 0-0 home draw with West Ham, which ended with them being booed off by the Anfield crowd despite taking over at the top of the Barclays Premier League. That one point was enough to overtake Chelsea, but the frustrating draw with the Hammers followed previous lapses at home against supposedly lesser sides Stoke and Fulham, who also achieved goalless draws.

Now Gerrard hopes he can lead Liverpool to a vital victory at Blackburn on Saturday to maintain their slender grip on top spot. He said: "At the moment dropping points like we have been doing at home has not cost us anything. But that is not always going to be the case."

But Gerrard is confident the current side can maintain a genuine title chase for the rest of the campaign. He added: "This is a hungry Liverpool, a determined Liverpool. In football you are remembered for what you win, not necessarily how you played. We want to be remembered as winners, not also-rans.

"In my 10 years in the first team, this is the first time that we have been where we are at this stage of the season with this opportunity. We have got to get better, be more consistent and start killing teams off when we get the chance.

"But what we all hope is that as much success as we have had in the past, the UEFA Cup, Champions League and FA Cup successes, we have still got our best days to come. For me this is the best team we have had since I broke through. At the moment we are up there fighting but in this league, as soon as you take your eye off the ball, or take anything for granted, you are brought back down to earth with a bump."

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3:00, Sat 6th Dec
Blackburn	v	Liverpool
3:00, Sat 13th Dec
Liverpool	v	Hull
4:00, Sun 21st Dec
Arsenal	v	Liverpool
3:00, Fri 26th Dec
Liverpool	v	Bolton
12:00, Sun 28th Dec
Newcastle	v	Liverpool

8:00, Mon 1st Dec
Liverpool	0	v	0	West Ham
3:00, Sat 22nd Nov
Liverpool	0	v	0	Fulham
12:45, Sat 15th Nov
Bolton	0	v	2	Liverpool
5:30, Sat 8th Nov
Liverpool	3	v	0	West Brom
5:30, Sat 1st Nov
Tottenham	2	v	1	Liverpool