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Jamie Carragher Still Believes In Liverpool Title Bid
The iconic defender is not giving up on the Premier League crown just yet.
May 3, 2009 3:42:47 PM
Liverpool swept Newcastle United aside 3-0 with ease today at Anfield, keeping their faint hopes of the Premier League title alive, and considerably denting the Magpies' hopes of avoiding relegation in the process.
Centre-back Jamie Carragher was cheered by the victory, and maintained after the game that he and his team-mates still felt that the dream of capturing the title had not yet evaporated.
"We can only look after ourselves now," he told Setanta Sports. "We've said it for a while now. We're in great form and we want to keep that going until the end of the season and see what happens.
"Manchester United got a great result there [at Middlesbrough] in what we thought would be a difficult game for them in between the two Champions League games. Credit to them, they've done their job.
"We've done ours now and we'll carry it on as long as possible."
As for the quality of today's win, secured thanks to goals from Yossi Benayoun, Dirk Kuyt and Lucas Leiva, Carragher felt it was further evidence of the Reds' current form, a factor that kept their title hopes alive.
"We played well, " he added. "Newcastle are fighting for their lives. It was never going to be easy, but I think with the form we're in now, if we keep playing like that a lot of teams will find it difficult against us.
"But we just have to look after ourselves and at the moment we are playing well."
Zack Wilson, Goal.com
Centre-back Jamie Carragher was cheered by the victory, and maintained after the game that he and his team-mates still felt that the dream of capturing the title had not yet evaporated.
"We can only look after ourselves now," he told Setanta Sports. "We've said it for a while now. We're in great form and we want to keep that going until the end of the season and see what happens.
"Manchester United got a great result there [at Middlesbrough] in what we thought would be a difficult game for them in between the two Champions League games. Credit to them, they've done their job.
"We've done ours now and we'll carry it on as long as possible."
As for the quality of today's win, secured thanks to goals from Yossi Benayoun, Dirk Kuyt and Lucas Leiva, Carragher felt it was further evidence of the Reds' current form, a factor that kept their title hopes alive.
"We played well, " he added. "Newcastle are fighting for their lives. It was never going to be easy, but I think with the form we're in now, if we keep playing like that a lot of teams will find it difficult against us.
"But we just have to look after ourselves and at the moment we are playing well."
Zack Wilson, Goal.com
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