Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard rallied his team-mates together at the full-time whistle of today’s thriller against Manchester City, and delivered an emotional speech to the team after their 3-2 victory.
The Reds went 2-0 up in the first-half thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling and Martin Skrtel, but the lead was pegged back when David Silva scored and Glen Johnson turned into his own next to level it up for the visitors.
However, it was Brendan Rodgers’ men that struck the final nail in the coffin when Philippe Coutinho struck the winner late in the second-half.
The victory means Liverpool lead the race by two points over Chelsea, who beat Swansea City today, and lead City by seven points, who have two-games in hand.
After the game, Gerrard was quick to gather his team-mates together, and in true captain-style, he delivered a very passionate speech.
Gerrard said: ‘Listen, this is gone. We go to Norwich. Exactly the same. We go together. Come on!’
After the game, the captain added: ‘It was emotional. We need to keep calm. There’s four big games to come.
‘That means so much. They got back into the game and I feared the worst.
‘That’s the biggest statement we’ve made so far. We’ve showed we’re going to take it to the wire.
‘That was the longest 90 minutes I’ve played in. I kept flashing back to how long the clock was taking. It felt like clock was going backwards at one point!
‘But that is such a big result for us. We’ve got four cup finals left. People said that was the biggest one (match) but I disagree – I think the biggest one now is Norwich.
‘We’ll let other people comment on whose it is to lose – your experts will have their say.
‘Nothing is ours yet.’
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
