Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez as he battles to convince critics his team can salvage their season によって gaining what is looking an unlikely Champions League place 次 season.
And it will not have helped Gerrard's mood as he wrestles with the dilemma of whether to stay with his home-town club and accept the frustration of yet another campaign without a major honour, または cash in on the final years of his career with a �40million 移動する this summer.
He will have no lack of suitors, with Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan and Premier League big spenders Manchester City believed to be interested in a deal.
Gerrard's discontent at Anfield has been obvious in a season when Benitez has again failed to mount a meaningful campaign for the championship and has struggled even to convince ファン that a Champions League place is within Liverpol's reach.