Source: Liverpool_Echo
Title charge starts now insists Steven Gerrard - Liverpool FC latest
STEVEN GERRARD believes Liverpool’s dramatic 3-2 victory at Bolton will kick-start their title challenge.
The skipper grabbed a stunning late winner at the Reebok Stadium to ensure the Reds bounced back from their defeat to Aston Villa.
The international break means Liverpool are without a game for a fortnight but Gerrard is confident they will build on Saturday’s triumph.
“It’s been well documented that it’s been a tough week and this is a big win for us,” he said.
“No-one expected us to lose two of our opening three games and there was a lot of pressure on us to deliver three points.
“The performance played second fiddle today and it was all about the result.
“People were writing us off after three games which is madness.
“But we responded in the right way and we can take a lot of confidence from this result.
“I think things will settle down now and we will go on a good run of results.”
Gerrard admitted the recent criticism aimed both at himself and the team made Saturday’s winning strike extra sweet.
“All the players knew the performance wasn’t good enough against Aston Villa,” he said.
“I’ve had a difficult start myself and I held my hands up in the dressing room after the Villa game and said I wasn’t good enough.
“I’m man enough to do that. I needed to react personally today and I felt I did that.
“It’s always nice to win and score but if throughout the week you are under extra pressure and you hear people sniping away, trying to put the team down, then you get a little bit more satisfaction.
“We needed to react today and everyone stood up to be counted. We controlled the game all the way through and it was well deserved in the end.”
Gerrard was closely marshalled by Fabrice Muamba in the first half but the sending off of Sean Davis gave him the chance to run the show after the break.
