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Oliver King & Matt C Jones

'I might' - Jordan Henderson makes Steven Gerrard admission before Liverpool title decider

Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson has said he may speak to Steven Gerrard ahead of the final day of the season - when the Anfield icon's Aston Villa side can have a major say in the title race.

A 2-1 win at Southampton on Tuesday kept Liverpool' s hopes of Premier League success alive, although they are still a point behind Manchester City going into the last day.

It means the Reds need to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers and hope Aston Villa can get a result against City at the Etihad Stadium to finish the season top of the pile. Doing so would see Jurgen Klopp 's team continue their push for a remarkable quadruple.

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Liverpool have already won the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup, beating Chelsea on penalties in both finals, and have reached the Champions League final.

Henderson has been the man lifting the trophies after each success, having already won the Champions League and Premier League in recent seasons. And speaking after the victory at Southampton to Sky Sports, he said he may get on the phone to his predecessor Gerrard to offer some encouragement ahead of Sunday's showdown.

"It’s hard," said the Reds captain on the title race. "We have had this before when they played Brighton away and they went one goal up, and the crowd cheer and you sort of know what is going on, it’s hard to concentrate on the game and hopefully, we have that experience, we can learn from it and concentrate on what we need to.

"I might give Stevie a call this week, hopefully he can do us a favour!"

Villa will also have Danny Ings and Philippe Coutinho among their squad, so there will be plenty of former Liverpool favourites hoping to do their old side a favour.

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