Gerrard: I can take centre stage with Lampard

STEVEN GERRARD insists he and Frank Lampard will keep working on their midfield partnership for England until they get it right.

And the Liverpool captain also says he is prepared to keep switching positions if it helps England’s cause.

If England manager Fabio Capello sticks to the 4-4-2 system which finished the 5-1 win against Kazakhstan, Gerrard could find himself out wide on the left against Belarus tomorrow.

That is the position he played in the 0-0 draw against the Czech Republic in August, after which Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp complained that England were wasting one of their top talents.

But Gerrard was confident England’s conundrum could be solved.

He said: “We’ve (he and Lampard) just got to keep working hard and trying to make it happen. We’ve got a good manager there to help us. Just keep working hard and keep plugging away.”

There has even been talk that Gerrard could be incorporated at right full-back for his country, a position he filled for Liverpool towards the end of the 2005 Champions League final. Gerrard admitted: “I’m quite used to it. It happens to me at the club, it’s happened throughout my England career. If the manager wants me to do a job, I’ll do it.”

Gerrard also insisted England fans had every right to boo Ashley Cole after his wayward back pass which led to Kazakhstan’s goal on Saturday.

He said: “Any supporter, when you pay money, you deserve to voice your opinion. But we need their support. If we’re going to be successful in the future, we need them with us.”

Cole misses the Belarus match owing to a hamstring injury while John Terry is also ruled out.

Rio Ferdinand will keep the captain’s armband, with Matthew Upson almost certain to retain his place.