London, Nov 25 : Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has said that after the disappointing Champions League exit, he wants the Liverpool to win the Europa League.

Liverpool crashed out of European football''s biggest tournament despite beating Debrecen 1-0 in Hungary, but the 29-year-old insists they can go some way to healing the pain by going all the way in the Europa League.

"Of course it''s disappointing, we played fantastically well tonight and despite getting three points, we don''t progress," The Sun quoted Gerrard, as saying.

London, Nov. 18 : Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard, who has recently recovered from a groin injury, has said that he is fully fit to take on Manchester City in the Premier League this weekend.

"I felt very tired after the (Birmingham) game as I wasn''t really ready to return. I''d done very little training in the three weeks beforehand," The Telegraph quoted Gerrard, as saying.

London, Nov 5 : Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has admitted that he is still devastated by the sale of Xabi Alonso, who went to Real Madrid for 30 million pounds.

The Kop skipper also said he cannot get used to seeing Michael Owen in a Manchester United shirt.

Midfielder Gerrard, who missed last night’s Champions League clash against Lyon with a groin injury, said Alonso’s departure is the key reason behind the Reds’ struggles so far this season.

London, Oct 24 : Midfielder Steven Gerrard has emerged as Real Madrid’s top target for next summer with club president Florentino Perez all set to launch an audacious 30 million pounds bid for the Liverpool skipper.

“It’s no secret Gerrard is a player Perez and technical director Jorge Valdano admire. There is a shortlist for next season and Gerrard is the first name on it,” a top Madrid source said.

London  - England midfielder Steven Gerrard was ruled out of Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Belarus on Tuesday.

The Liverpool captain suffered a groin injury during Saturday's 1-0 defeat in Ukraine, and was unable to train on Tuesday.

"He didn't finish training because the pain was the same as on Monday," said England manager Fabio Capello. "He's going back to Liverpool."

Goalkeeper David James is also a doubt after missing Tuesday's training session.

London, Oct. 7 : Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard says he is proud to be nearing his 500th club appearance, but adds that his real target is a Premier League winner''s medal.

Club skipper Gerrard has played 494 games for the Reds, scoring 123 goals, and could play his 500th match away at Lyon next month.

London, Aug 13 : Steven Gerrard believes that Manchester City could be Premier League title challengers this season.

The Liverpool captain said: "They have made everyone sit up and take notice. They're definitely going to be gunning for that top four."

"And looking at the standard and quality of players they have brought in, they might even be capable of pushing on for the title if it all clicks together for them," The Sun quoted Gerrard, as saying.

London, July 20 : Liverpool star Steven Gerrard is due to appear at a Liverpool Crown Court to face trial over his alleged involvement in a nightclub scuffle.

The England midfielder faces a single charge of affray, the Daily Star reports.

It is alleged that Gerrard, 29, was involved in a brawl that saw businessman Marcus McGee, 34, lose a tooth and sustain facial cuts.

London, June 17 : Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has said that he will hang up his boots in 2013.

"I''ll be 33 at the end of my contract and it''s doubtful whether I''ll carry on. If I decide to stop, I will be proud of the fact I''ve spent my entire career with the same club," The Sun quoted Gerrard, as saying.

Gerrard's contract with Liverpool will end in 2013, and he has admitted that he is unlikely to seek an extension when it expires.

London, Apr. 18 : Steven Gerrard will miss Liverpool's crunch clash with Arsenal on Tuesday as he is down with a groin injury.

Gerrard suffered a recurrence in the Reds' final training session before the game, preventing him from even taking a place on the bench.

He may be even in doubt for the trip to Hull four days later.

London, Apr. 4 : Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard has signed a new 26 million pound contract, which will see him playing for the club for the rest of his career.

According to The Sun, the Kop skipper, 28, agreed a two-year contract extension, taking him to 2013, and will see his wages rise nearly 20,000 pounds to around 125,000 pounds a week.

Boss Rafa Benitez said: "It is a very, very positive message to the players that we have the commitment of Gerrard, which means we can go forward and can concentrate on football.

London - Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has committed his future to the Premier League club by agreeing to extend his contract for a further two years until 2013.

Liverpool said on their website on Friday that the 28-year-old is expected to sign the deal "soon."

The agreement is a major boost for the club, who are chasing league and Champions League honours this year.

The news comes hot on the heels of the new five-year deal signed by manager Rafael Benitez last month.

London, Mar. 25: England football star Steven Gerrard is ready to commit himself to a new long-term contract at Liverpool, saying he has never been happier in his career.

Captain Gerrard believes Rafa Benitez can restore the Reds to the pinnacle of English football and wants to see out his playing days at the club he has idolised since boyhood.

Liverpool will approach Gerrard, 28, in the summer about extending his 110,000-pounds-a-week deal, which has two years left to run.

London, Mar. 21 : Liverpool football star Steven Gerrard has expressed relief after an assault charge against him was dropped on Friday.

The Liverpool midfielder, who faced the possibility of going to jail for five years for allegedly causing bodily harm to businessman Marcus McGee, 34, in a wine bar last December, hugged his lawyer after the charges were dropped.

On Friday, according to the Daily Star, prosecutors told magistrates they had decided to drop the assault charges due to lack of evidence.

London  - Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard praised his side's character after their stunning 4-1 defeat of champions Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Gerrard, who scored the equalizing goal after United had taken the lead through a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty, claimed it was a "magnificent win" for the Merseyside club.

"It was a great team performance and we worked very hard today. We showed great character to come back from a goal down and it was a magnificent win", the Liverpool captain said after the match.

London - Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard saluted a "fantastic team performance" after his side thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 on Tuesday.

Already 1-0 up from the first leg, Liverpool advanced stylishly to the quarter-finals, suggesting their post-Christmas wobble may be over.

For Madrid, this was their biggest-ever Champions League defeat.

"The first 30 minutes we were awesome," Gerrard said.

"We got the job done, and then in the second half it was just about seeing it out."

London, Feb. 10: Liverpool and England football star Steven Gerrard has a secret love - reading classic novels.

The England star likes nothing more than settling down with a weighty book after a day on the pitch.

And he has read his favourite - John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men - so many times it has fallen to pieces, reports the Daily Star.

"Obviously football is my main passion, but I love reading. My favourite book is definitely Of Mice And Men," the 28-year-old Gerrard said.

London  - will be out of action for at least three weeks with a hamstring injury, his club Liverpool confirmed on Thursday.

The Liverpool captain limped out of Wednesday's 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Everton after 16 minutes.

A scan on Thursday morning revealed a tear in the hamstring.

Gerrard is now a major doubt for the first leg of Liverpool's Champions League round of 16 tie against Read Madrid on February 25.

London, Jan. 15 : Soccer star Steven Gerrard's wife, Alex Curran, was involved in a rush-hour collision on Wednesday.

Curran, who was driving her 55,000-pound Range Rover, crashed at traffic lights 10 minutes from the couple's home, reports The Mirror.

Shattered glass and bits of broken bumper were left in the road after her black 4x4 collided with another car. ng off."

London, Dec. 30: Liverpool and England footballer Steven Gerrard''s career with the national team is not in danger after he was charged on Tuesday with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray following an argument over music being played in a restaurant that allegedly escalated into a violent brawl.

Gerrard, 28, was charged over the alleged fracas in which Marcus McGee, a company director, lost a tooth and needed four stitches to a head wound.

According to The Sun, Gerrard was released from custody at Southport police station almost two hours earlier after police interviewed him and the other five men, aged between 18 and 33 - none of whom are teammates of Gerrard - for most of the day.