Gerrard pleased with attitude

Steven Gerrard believes Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers will help reinvigorate the Reds' quest for a top four finish.


The captain opened the scoring with a powerful header against the Midlanders on Boxing Day, before Yossi Benayoun's strike secured the three points for Rafa Benitez's side.

Gerrard is confident Liverpool will continue to ascend the Barclays Premier League table if they display a similar mentality and determination over the coming weeks.

"Wolves came here organised, they were always going to be difficult to beat," he said.



"It was just all about waiting for that breakthrough. But we knew if we had the belief it would come, and it did. When you're not getting the results you expect it's always going to affect confidence.

"But we want to put it right. The players are hurting at the moment. If we keep showing the attitude we did against Wolves we'll move up to where we want to be."

Meanwhile, Jamie Carragher feels the dismissal of Wolves' Stephen Ward was a key moment in the game after the Irish defender was sent off for a second bookable offence early in the second-half.

He added: "Wolves played very well first-half, were very well organised and caught us on the counter-attack a couple of times. The sending-off obviously gave us a helping hand.

"Once you get the first (goal) it settles people down but I think the second one killed the game, especially when they had 10 men. That's what we needed because we're not fully confident at the moment so it certainly settled the nerves."

Author: James Carroll
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