- Steven Gerrard 'desperate' to taste Champions League football again
- Liverpool captain last played in the competition four years ago
- Gerrard inspired Liverpool to European glory in 2005 against AC Milan
- Liverpool host Bulgarian champions Ludogorets in two weeks' time
- Reds boss Brendan Rodgers wants to win a trophy with club this season
- Gerrard says Liverpool aim 'to win every competition' they enter
Steven
Gerrard is 'desperate to taste' European football with Liverpool again
and watched on with 'envy' as other English sides competed in the
Champions League.
It
has been a long and tortuous four years since the Anfield side last
played in Europe's premier competition but Liverpool's first match at
home to Bulgarian champions Ludogorets is now just two weeks away.
'When
you watch the Champions League and you're not involved there's a
jealousy and envy seeing other players play on the big stage and hearing
that Champions League music,' Liverpool captain Gerrard told American
network ABC.
'You are competing against the best players in Europe and it is the number one competition in the world to play in.
'It
is the trophy every player dreams of winning and because of the
experience I have gained over the years I was so desperate to taste it
again, even if it was just one more time'.
Gerrard
inspired his boyhood club to the prestigious trophy in 2005, with
Liverpool beating AC Milan 3-2 in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out
following a dramatic comeback after they had trailed 3-0 at half-time.
Manager Brendan Rodgers wants to add to the trophy cabinet this season and Gerrard is confident the Reds can achieve that goal.
He
added: 'The rule at Liverpool is quite clear. You try to win every
competition you enter. He (Rodgers) has been here for two years and I
think he is desperate to get a trophy in the cabinet - that is goal
number one.
'It
is very important we maintain our place in the Champions League but
after the journey we went on last year and the confidence we gained from
it I think we are genuine title contenders as we have proved we can mix
it with anyone in this league.'
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