Steven Gerrards emotional celebrations after Liverpools defeat of Manchester City demonstrated his passion for the club, says Jamie Carragher. The Reds captain played a key role as Liverpool responded to a second-half comeback from their visitors to grab a 3-2 win and take control of the Premier League title race. At the final whistle Gerrard could barely contain himself and delivered a chest-thumping speech to his team-mates who had huddled around him. And former Liverpool colleague Carragher told Richkidz Sport Intl Gerrards reaction was a result of realising that, after over 15 years of personally striving to bring the league crown to Anfield, the club are just four games away from reclaiming the title. That comes from being at this club so long and not winning the league, said Carragher. Thats not just [about winning] today. I talked before the game about a lot of these Liverpool players looking like theyre playing without that pressure and that they havent got that burden on their shoulders, theyve only just come to the club or dont know the history of it - but he does. You talk about pressure on someones shoulders but how many times has he carried the club through his own performances? I think hes the one feeling it the most. If I was involved Id probably be struggling to sleep and hes the one who will be going right through that. We saw his reaction at the end, shouting to his family and friends in the box - thats the build-up of going so long without winning the league.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 07:29:03 +0000
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