Fighting spirit has been restored, claims Gerrard

LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard believes he and his team-mates have answered their critics after they were written off earlier this season.

Seven defeats in the first four months of the campaign – five more than last year when they finished second to Manchester United – left the club floundering a long way off the pace in the Premier League.

However, a seven-match unbeaten run of five wins and two draws has lifted Liverpool back into the top four for the first time since early October.