Kuyt Still Hopes For Miracle

Liverpool need a miracle if they are to win their first league title for 19 years, according to striker Dirk KuytAlthough Tuesday night's thrilling 4-4 draw at home to Arsenal took Rafael Benitez's side top of the Premier League, it handed the initiative to Manchester United.The defending champions are only behind on goal difference and have two matches in hand, the first at home to Portsmouth on Wednesday night."It is harder after last night because we knew before the game that we needed to win to keep the pressure on," said Kuyt."But at least we got a draw and didn't lose and we have to keep fighting until the very end."We have to hope for a miracle now as it has become more difficult than it already was."But you have seen a team that has not given up and we will never give up so let's hope that a miracle can happen."It will be difficult but as long as we keep winning our own games then maybe they (United) will struggle."They have two games in hand so they could take a six-point lead, so they will have to lose twice - but that can happen."The 28-year-old insisted it was imperative for Liverpool's remaining five matches - against Hull, Newcastle, West Ham, West Brom and Tottenham - that they cut out the silly mistakes.All four of Arsenal's goals came via uncharacteristic errors from a defence which has been miserly at home all season, conceding just eight in 16 league matches prior to the Gunners' visit."We played a good game and we only made four mistakes in the 90 minutes but they cost us two points," the Holland international told the Liverpool Echo."All of their goals came from our own mistakes and this is something we have to change but we need to keep our focus on our next game."The point we took is an important one because otherwise we could have ended up seven points behind and that would have made it almost impossible."

Source: Eurosport