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Gerrard wants quality signings

Wed 03 Jun, 09:10 AM


Steven Gerrard believes Liverpool can launch an even more serious challenge to Manchester United's supremacy next season if their summer recruits slot seamlessly into Rafael Benitez's Anfield set-up.

The midfielder believed his England colleague Gareth Barry would have been a suitable signing, however Barry's £12million transfer to Manchester City means that will not be an option.

Gerrard said: "We are getting really close to becoming champions. Our next two or three signings as far as we are concerned are crucial to push on and try and go one better than this year. I am certainly not sitting here proud of not winning a trophy."

Gerrard insisted Liverpool should be looking for players "of Gareth's standard" if they missed out on Barry, and added: "He is English and you need English players at your club now."

Liverpool's captain is hurting at the club's failure to win a trophy during the 2008-09 campaign but believes a few more quality players could end the wait to take the Premier League title.

Speaking ahead of England's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan on Saturday, Gerrard reflected on Liverpool's battle with United for league glory, which the Red Devils won.

Gerrard said: "Has the season been a success or failure at club level? I think failure is a bit strong but you've got to be realistic and look at the big picture.

"We've finished the season without a trophy which hurts. But from a Liverpool point of view, a lot of progress has been made."

Gerrard would like more players of the quality of striker Fernando Torres to arrive at Liverpool. He said: "How do we go to the next step? Get more players of Torres' level. He is a massive player for us. You saw the impact he made in his first season and how good he has been when fit this year.

"If we can keep Torres fit, and had a little bit more quality to our squad, we can become champions. Manchester United won the league because they had that spark coming off the bench, that little bit more strength in depth."

 

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  1. ROBBIE KEANE NO BUT PETER CROUCH YES

    From Sana, on Sun 7 Jun 6:35PM

  2. Liverpool are the best team in the world and every­ single person in the world knows.Stevie g and torres­ are some of the best players in LIVERPOOL .Everyone­ says that Liverpool are rubbish but inside they know­ that Liverpool are the best.go Liverpool go

    From Sana, on Sun 7 Jun 6:32PM

  3. I am a crazy fan of LiverpoolFC , I wish Gillett and­ Hicks will walk out our club because the Americans just­ think about their profits, not about our club's­ future. You can see the fact that some clubs were very­ strong in decade 1990s like Leeds and last season was­ Newcastle; however where are they now??? Liverpool has­ many problems in background. and I wonder why they are­ keeping some reserved players who never play in Liv­ squad. Why do not they sell those players and get money­ to buy professional players like TEVEZ or SILVA to­ improve our rank and strength,also win the premier­ league trophy?

    From Po Yang, on Sun 7 Jun 10:14AM

  4. Just a word of advicec to Benitez. Please go on and­ sign David Villa. Please sign Tevez

    From Wellington, on Fri 5 Jun 11:12AM

  5. liverpool just need silva and stephen ireland to thrash­ man shitited ,

    From Kyle, on Fri 5 Jun 10:50AM

  6. Do the scouse Man U haters ever comment on matters­ associated with football rather than spew out their­ childish, demented and pathetic attempts at verbal­ abuse? If so, I have yet to see it. For those­ brain-dead morons, here is a footballing fact­ concerning English Premiership Titles: ALL Liverpool­ Managers - 0, SIR ALEX FERGUSON - 11. Enough said!

    From BRIAN, on Fri 5 Jun 10:41AM

  7. It is again same old story, lot of rumours on quantity­ rather quality player.

    From Bel, on Fri 5 Jun 7:45AM

  8. Accountants have voiced concern over the short-term­ viability of Liverpool's parent company as the­ club's American owners, Tom Hicks and George­ Gillett, attempt to refinance 350 million pounds of­ debt. For years the names of Leeds and Liverpool went­ hand in hand, will they share the same fate?
    Perhaps­ Gerrard, Torres etc will be sold to save this once rich­ and powerful club, who knows!

    From Ronsenglish, on Fri 5 Jun 5:51AM

  9. Can't see Liverpool paying very much out on new­ signings this summer as the club is broke and in debt­ to 350 Squillion Quid. They may have to seek a new­ squad from the Boys Brigade league. No Bonus for the­ Spanish Waiter neither but there is a rumour that they­ are letting him keep his tips this year.

    From JOHN I, on Thu 4 Jun 11:39PM

  10. woah! its good to be back on here an see all u united­ fans moaning on liverpools pages as always. anyway­ referring to gerrard sayin he wants quality signings im­ sure that you (liverpool) will get them afterall u lot­ are an amazing club with a nice fanbase which is what i­ like about liverpool. i hope that you do well next­ season and beat united in anything hopefully the race­ to the title. but bare in mind that chelsea will be­ fightin this season! all the best for the next season!

    From smiley123, on Thu 4 Jun 10:45PM

  11. Red devils my arse what relly makes me laugh is how the­ glorious L.F.C fans allways manage to get under the­ Manc skin we will never walk alone where as you lot­ have to cause you stink

    From Norman, on Thu 4 Jun 9:20PM

  12. Eh! eh! dats brilliant datis. i wish we cud get that­­ much, 80 million, dats more than our entire team is­­ wurf. To be onest i wish i played for man u, at least­ i­ might win some medals our kid. ally going, rafas­ brain­ must be as empty as me troefy cubord. wheel be­ lucky to­ make the champions league next year, i dont­ know why we­ were even in it, we aint won our own­ league for 20­ years. Still we are best team in europe­ even tho we­ aint won out for ages.

    From , on Thu 4 Jun 8:25PM

  13. LIVERPOOL HAVE TO SELL PENNANT LUCAS PLESSIS ITANJA AND­ GET OWEN HE IS FREE GET VORONIN BACK GET VILLA SILVA­ VALENCIA

    From sophiecannell, on Thu 4 Jun 4:46PM

  14. LIVERPOOL 2 V 1 MAN WHO MAN WHO 1 V 4 LIVERPOOL NOW­ WHO IS SCUM YOU ARE BAD LOSERMAN UTD HA HA HA HA HA HA­ HA HA HA HA YNWA YNWA YNWA YNWA

    From sophiecannell, on Thu 4 Jun 4:37PM

  15. LIVERPOOL 2 V 1 MAN WHO MAN WHO 1 V 4 LIVERPOOL NOW­ WHO IS SCUM YOU ARE BAD LOSERMAN UTD HA HA HA HA HA HA­ HA HA HA HA YNWA YNWA YNWA YNWA

    From sophiecannell, on Thu 4 Jun 4:37PM

  16. LIVERPOOL 2 V 1 MAN WHO MAN WHO 1 V 4 LIVERPOOL NOW­ WHO IS SCUM YOU ARE BAD LOSERMAN UTD HA HA HA HA HA HA­ HA HA HA HA YNWA YNWA YNWA YNWA

    From sophiecannell, on Thu 4 Jun 4:37PM

  17. SCUM SCUM SCUM SCUM SCUM SCUM SCUM SCUM SCUM SCUM SCUM­ SCUM SCUM SCUM SCUM SCUM SCUM MAN UTD MAN UTD MAN UTD­ MAN UTD MAN UTD MAN UTD MAN UTD MAN UTD MAN UTD MAN UTD­ MAN UTD I HATE ALL YOU MAN UTD SO CALLED FAN U Y U­ Y

    From sophiecannell, on Thu 4 Jun 4:33PM

  18. MAN WHO 33 32 31 LIVERPOOL ARE THE NUMBER 1 CLUB IN THE­ PREMIER LEAGUE PS MAN UTD ARE GOING DOWN HILL YNWA­ YNWA YNWA YNWA YNWA YNWA

    From sophiecannell, on Thu 4 Jun 4:30PM

  19. MAN WHO 33 32 31 LIVERPOOL ARE THE NUMBER 1 CLUB IN THE­ PREMIER LEAGUE PS MAN UTD ARE GOING DOWN HILL YNWA­ YNWA YNWA YNWA YNWA YNWA

    From sophiecannell, on Thu 4 Jun 4:30PM

  20. MAN WHO 33 32 31 LIVERPOOL ARE THE NUMBER 1 CLUB IN THE­ PREMIER LEAGUE PS MAN UTD ARE GOING DOWN HILL YNWA­ YNWA YNWA YNWA YNWA YNWA

    From sophiecannell, on Thu 4 Jun 4:30PM
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