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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says he’s sure this year’s scrap for the Premiership won’t become a typical ‘two-horse race’. Gerrard has confidence Liverpool and Arsenal can gatecrash the Chelsea and Manchester United show which has dominated recent seasons. And the captain also revealed he’s putting domestic duties above his European ambitions as he goes flat out for the one medal which has so far eluded him. Speaking in Hong Kong today, Gerrard said: “We’re stronger as a team and a squad this season. I’m really happy with the players the gaffer has brought in.
“We’re very ambitious and we know what’s expected from us. The manager has been backed with good money this summer and he’s spent it well, but now is the time for us to deliver.
“The Premier League is our main priority. That’s the one we want most of all. If I could pick one trophy to win it would be the league because from a purely selfish point of view it’s the only one I haven’t won. Having said that, if we win the European Cup this year you won’t see me upset at the end of the season, either.
“It would be stupid of me to make promises to the supporters saying we’re going to do this or that, but what I can promise is we’ll have a right go and work hard to try and close that gap. We don’t feel we’re that far away, and with the players we have and the new signings, we can play a part in the title race. “All the big clubs have made big signings, and so have some of those behind us. Chelsea will be upset to have lost out to Manchester United last season, just like us, and will be stronger. It will be a tough race, but ourselves and Arsenal will improve. There will be more teams involved than the usual two.
“I hope the African Nations Cup has a factor because we only have one player affected. I hope all the other clubs’ African players will be tired, particularly when we play them.”
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