Gerrard calls for unity

Gerrard: Disastrous season

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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes his side can get their form back on track but insists the club must "stick together".

The Reds beat Romanian side Debrecen on Wednesday night yet suffered an early UEFA Champions League exit after Lyon were beaten by Fiorentina.

The setback has plunged Rafa Benitez' side into the Europa League, but Liverpool's domestic problems leave them struggling to finish the Premier League season in the top four.

With their title credentials already looking quashed, Gerrard insists the players must get over their European heartache and focus on returning to winning ways as they prepare to face local rivals Everton on Sunday.

"We are all aware the season is not going the way we would want it to and we are really disappointed to have gone out of the Champions League," Gerrard told the club's official website.

Pull together

"We are far from happy with our form in the Premier League as well but the only way to turn things around is by sticking together.

"We have shown in the past what we can achieve when we stick together and if there is one positive about the difficult time we have been having, it is that we have all pulled together."

Lying seventh in the table, Liverpool have Tottenham, Aston Villa and Manchester City ahead of them with each club signalling their intent to grab a Champions League spot.

Gerrard admits that their start to the league campaign, in which they have lost five of their first 13 games, has handed them a huge task, but he believes they have what it takes to rescue their season.

He added: "The manager, the staff and the players are all working as hard as we can to try and get the improvement we have been looking for.

"It will not be easy, as we have given ourselves plenty to do, but we still have the confidence and belief that we can finish in the top four."