Reds steeled for title assault

WITH Steven Gerrard talking of his “hunger” for the league title and manager Rafael Benitez close to agreeing a new contract, this is probably not the time for West Ham to be trying to end a 45-year wait for a win at Anfield.

West Ham arrive in Liverpool tonight facing a relegation fight and without a win at the venue since Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters scored in 1963, when the Beatles’ ‘She Loves You’ was top of the charts.

They will not find much love from the Merseysiders this time around. With Liverpool already qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League, Benitez now wants his side to concentrate hard on cementing their position in the race for the title.