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Gerrard: Key to Liverpool top four ambitions…fitness

Steven Gerrard believes by keeping a fully fit squad Liverpool will find their way into the top four by the end of the season. The Anfield skipper has proved his fitness after a groin problem by playing four full matches since his return from injury.

And the midfielder sees the returning Fernando Torres as the key to a Liverpool revival.

Gerrard said: "If we get back to our full-strength team, and we get people fit, we're confident we are good enough to finish in the top four.

"Torres' return is massive for me, massive for everyone else. He's our main man, he's our top scorer and we need him back fit and firing.

"If that happens I'm sure we'll move back up the league and get in to the top four places. Without a doubt that has to be the main aim this season."

Gerrard added: "It's obviously important for the club financially (to be in the top four) and having played in the Champions League for such a long time, I'm desperate to play in it again next season.

"In the six games prior to the Fiorentina defeat we had gone unbeaten, including three successive clean sheets. We have been improving.

"It was a shame we lost it at the end, because we wanted to use the game to prepare for Sunday.

"But we will be right up for the Arsenal match. If we can get three points there and then take that into the Wigan home game next Wednesday, we can turn a corner."

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