Gerrard aiming to land the title

Jul 11 2005

By Ross Heppenstall, The Journal

Steven Gerrard has set his sights on Premiership glory after winning back his place in the hearts of Liverpool fans. The Reds skipper helped the European champions to a 4-3 friendly victory at Wrexham on Saturday to end the most turbulent week of his life on a high. The 25-year-old had indicated on Tuesday the time was right to quit Anfield, prompting angry supporters to burn a replica Gerrard shirt. Having spent a sleepless night at his home agonising over leaving his boyhood club, Gerrard did an astonishing U-turn early on Wednesday by deciding to remain a Liverpool player. Significantly, the rapturous reception he got from Reds fans at Wrexham suggested his subsequent signature on a four-year, £100,000-a-week contract has won the Kop back round. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT Now Gerrard has set his sights on capturing the only major trophy to so far elude him. "It was great to get the shirt back on and hopefully in the coming season I can hit top form and deliver a trophy," he said. "Hopefully I can go on and win that medal that I'm craving for, which is the Premiership, because that's the one I'm missing. "Hopefully it will be this year, but if not it will happen in the four years that I've signed for." Gerrard was left confused and depressed over the prospect of ending his 17-year association with the club. But he insists he has no regrets about turning down the opportunity of a possible defection to Chelsea for the second time in 12 months. "I feel as though I've made the right decision," he said. "It doesn't need me to say how tough it's been. "It hasn't been good. I enjoy playing football but I haven't enjoyed all the stuff that has been happening over the past week. "I want to put it behind me and forget it." The England midfielder admitted the failure to sign a new deal in the immediate aftermath of the club's Champions League victory in Istanbul served to fuel speculation he could leave. "The speculation never went away because I had two years left on my contract and my situation at Liverpool wasn't healthy," he said. "I think that's why the speculation came back."

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