Gerrard: we can beat Blues

LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard has set his sights on beating Manchester City in 10 days’ time as the race for Champions League places heats up.

Last night’s 1-0 defeat at Arsenal – where the Reds have not won for a decade – along with a similar reverse for Tottenham at Wolves and Aston Villa’s goalless draw with Manchester United handed the initiative to City.

They are level on points with fourth-placed Liverpool but have two matches in hand and the fixture list pitches the two together at Eastlands a week on Sunday.