Steven Gerrard insists Liverpool are out to nick fifth place from rivals Everton after coming from behind to claim all three points against Aston Villa.
With Liverpool now seventh, three points behind rivals Everton in sixth, Gerrard says all the Reds will be going all out to usurp their city rivals.
‘We have to win every game, finish as high as we can,’ said the Liverpool skipper.
‘If we can nick fifth or six, that’s what we’ll try and do.
‘We felt hard done-by to be trailing at half-time. We thought we should have been at least level.
‘We needed to give an extra 10 per cent.
‘We had to take a few more risks in their final third and it came off today.
Reds boss Brendan Rodgers praised the character of his players after they rallied from a goal behind.
‘Our character was outstanding today,’ Rodgers told Sky Sports 1. ‘We created chances in the first half, in the second half we upped the tempo.
‘It was a real tough game for us.
‘Our quality was there as well, and the rhythm and flow of our passing was good.’
A disappointed Lambert was left ruing Matthew Barker’s sloppy challenge on Luis Suarez which gifted Liverpool their winning goal.
He said: ‘I the first half I thought we were excellent, I really did. We were right in.
‘In the second half there wasn’t much in it. But you can’t give goals away like we did – it was definitely a penalty.’
Asked if Villa can beat the drop, the Scot replied: ‘Yes, definitely. I think anybody who was here today would say the same. We’re certainly playing well enough. We don’t look like a team down the bottom at the minute.
‘If we going the way we’re going, we’ll win more games than not.
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