Gerrard: Players should take blame

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard believes it is the Anfield players who should take the blame for the shocking performance that saw the European champions dumped out of the Carling Cup, and not manager Rafael Benitez.

The full impact of Liverpool’s exit from the competition at the hands of C-ca-Cola Championship side Crystal Palace – following hot on the heels of Saturday’s depressing defeat at Fulham – was slowly sinking in as Gerrard expressed his feelings.