Frustrated Gerrard blasts underachieving Liverpool

STEVEN GERRARD has delivered a scathing assessment of Liverpool’s faltering campaign by declaring even winning the Champions League will not make up for the Reds dismal performance in the Barclays Premier League.

The Liverpool skipper accepts that only fourth place now is acceptable as they battle to secure entry into Europe’s elite competition next term.

But he said: “You don’t get any prizes in football for finishing in second place, never mind fourth.