Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Gerrard has seen his beloved Reds suffer a disappointing season, and wants investment to get the former European champions back to challenging for trophies.
A string of Rafael Benitez signings in the last few years have been wided criticised as flops - like Andriy Voronin, Fernando Morientes and Mark Gonzalez - and while the Reds captain knows his team need new faces, they have to be of a sufficient standard.
"There are teams that have grown significantly in recent times, like Chelsea. In addition, Manchester United have been too strong [for us] for many years," Gerrard said, according to The Daily Mail.
"Last year we came close to beating them but it is very difficult to overcome such a powerful team.
"Everyone knows that we must learn from this season. Some players have said we need a stronger squad and the key is to have better players and improve. I do not believe in profound changes or a revolution.
"Three or four quality players should be enough but more quality than quantity."
Gerrard is also keen to see his club make a meaningful challenge for the league title, after over 20 years without a top flight crown to celebrate.
"The Premier League is the food of this club. We haven't won it for such a long time and the crowd demand it," he added.
"They want us to win this more than any other competition. We must continue to fight for this, hopefully finishing fourth this season and having a real go next season.
"After finishing second last year we started this season with the idea of winning the league and the Champions League.
"After a series of bad results we had to change targets. Now the fans are desperate for us to win the Europa League. It's the only trophy left for us to fight for and we want to win it."
Gerrard hasn't quite had the sort of season he'd have wished for, and finds himself at No.91 on the Castrol Rankings, making him the fourth highest Liverpool player, behind Fernando Torres (5), Dirk Kuyt (69) and Pepe Reina (73).
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