Steven Gerrard says that beating Manchester City Wednesday does not mean anything if the club does not then win at Wembley and lift the Carling Cup.
Gerrard has not been to Wembley with the Reds since 1996, but said:
“It would mean nothing to lead Liverpool out at Wembley, but to lift the Cup there would mean an awful lot – a dream come true. If I lead the club out at Wembley and we lose then I’ll remember it in a bad way. To get to Wembley is the target – to win it is the dream.”
But Gerrard admits league progress is more important for the club’s future… even if it does not hold the same allure.
“The big objective for this club is the top four, so if you look at it that way the Bolton game was bigger than tonight against City. But, as a player, I don’t want to be saying I finished in the top four. I want to say I won the Carling Cup four or five times.”
