Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard admits their lack of consistency this season hasn't been good enough.

But Gerrard will not settle for abandoning their league ambitions.

"We need to find a level of consistency," said the England midfielder, who marked his 400th league match for the club in style.

"With the players we've got we should be higher in the league - it's as simple as that.

"We have been very inconsistent in the league. Against Arsenal we were fantastic and should have had the game wrapped up at half-time but ended up going home frustrated (losing 2-1). Then we never turned up at Sunderland last Saturday (losing 1-0).

"We put in a very good performance against Everton. That says it all. It's been the story of our season.

"The bigger picture is that the squad is a lot stronger and we are moving forward.

"But we need to go on a winning streak otherwise we'll find ourselves in a position in the league that we don't want."