Steven Gerrard

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has warned Manchester United that his team will be gunning to equal their title record next season.

Gerrard admits it hurt to see United clinch their 19th league title last month by winning the Premier League, thus eclipsing Liverpool's long-held record.

"If we were to get back in the top-four next season I think it would be a fantastic achievement. But we will be setting out to win the league because that's what you do year in and year out at Liverpool," The Daily Mirror quoted Gerrard, as saying.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is going to miss the rest of the season due to the groin injury according club manager Kenny Dalglish. A definitive cause of the problem is not yet known.

Gerrard underwent surgery in March and although he had returned to training, he has been ruled out of the club’s remaining 7 games. This is devastating news as in order to qualify for European competition in the 2011/12 campaign, Liverpool must finish in fifth position.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has made a comeback from the injury to once again captain the Merseyside club.

Young Scot and former Rangers defender Danny Wilson gets a run-out in what looks to be a 3-2-3-2 formation, whilst January signing Luis Suarez returns to the helm of the Liverpool attack after missing out on the Reds' 1-0 Europa League triumph over Sparta Prague in midweek.

Liverpool's Steven Gerrard is starting a charity to help poor children and illness people. The foundation will run a series of events throughout the year, including a major fundraising event in Portugal in the summer, to “draw on Steven’s popularity and influence” to raise funds.

The foundation will focus its efforts on Gerrard’s home town, Liverpool, but will also operate throughout the UK and rest of the world.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has said that he is extremely happy to welcome back Steven Gerrard into the team. Gerrard has missed the Reds' last three games against Everton, Blackpool and Wolves following his red card against Manchester United.

The Scot is hoping that Steven Gerrard's presence will provide a further boost to the team, as the resurgent side look to save their season.

He said: "Having Steven back is fantastic for everybody."

Kenny Dalglish has said that he is calm over the Steven Gerrard situation. Dalglish though, maintains that he will make do with the resources at hand, rather than worry about the players who are unavailable to him. Speaking on Steven Gerrard’s absence for the next three games, the Liverpool manager said, “Any team which has Steven Gerrard in it is going to be much better than one without it. But we have to get on with it and the most important people for us are the ones which are available, not the ones who are unavailable because they can't dictate the result of games.”

Steven Gerrard has returned from his injury and will start against Blackpool. Liverpool hope to welcome back captain Steven Gerrard after a month out with a hamstring injury he sustained on international duty. And after being rested for their Europa League clash with FC Utrecht Fernando Torres should also return to the starting line-up as The Reds go in search of only their second away win of the season.

Roy Hodgson has dismissed any fears that Steven Gerrard could not be fit by next week.The Reds skipper sustained a hamstring tear whilst on international duty, after England boss Fabio Capello played the 30-year-old for longer than the stipulated time that had been agreed with the Merseyside club.

Having returned to training, it had previously been reported that the Kop favourite had suffered a serious setback during midweek, which cast doubts over whether he would be fit in time for the clash against Newcastle United next week.

Poulsen has backed Liverpool to win in the absence of Steven Gerrard. The skipper is out for up to four weeks with a hamstring injury and missed Saturday's 3-0 win over West Ham.

"We hope Steven Gerrard will be back quickly," Poulsen told BBC Radio Merseyside. "It's a big miss that the captain is not here as he's a key player.

"But in the time he's away we have to pick up points. Hopefully we can be in a good position when he's back."

After the comfortable win over the Hammers at Anfield, the Reds are within six points of the top four and the Champions League places.

Joe Cole says that Steven Gerrrard deserves to win the Premier League for his achievements in his Liverpool career. The former Chelsea player joined the Reds this summer on a free transfer after constant speculation linking him with moves to Arsenal and Tottenham.

The 28-year-old, who scored his first goal for the Reds during a 4-1 win against Steaua Bucharest in the Europa League this week, believes that Gerrard excels in his role for Liverpool.