Steven Gerrard has admitted his Aston Villa can 'have a say in the title race' as Liverpool travel to Villa Park on Tuesday night in need of three points to close the three point gap at the top of the Premier League to Manchester City.
The way the fixtures have fallen means Villa can have a huge say in the destination of the Premier league with Gerrard taking his side to the Etihad on the final day of the season to take on Pep Guardiola's league leaders.
Despite his obvious connections to Liverpool, Gerrard knows the season is completed after 38 Premier League games and he wouldn't been drawn into writing any headlines.
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Gerrard said in his pre-match press conference before Liverpool visit Villa Park on Tuesday night: "My job is to win games for Aston Villa. In terms of Liverpool, the season is over 38 games so if you want the headlines that says 'Steven Gerrard says he's going to stop Liverpool' I'm not going there for you unfortunately.
"[The title] is a little bit more difficult for Liverpool. They went into the Tottenham game to try and win it but I was still emotional from my own game at Burnley. The way the fixtures have fallen we can have a say in the title race, that's how it is."
Gerrard insists he is looking forward to the challenge of taking on Champions League finalists Liverpool: “We are aware of the challenge, you either fear that or you try to take it on and find situations where you can have your moments in the game. “It’s exciting, I’m looking forward to it, big games of football are what it’s all about.”
