In a week when Kenny Dalglish claimed that it was as crucial to get a new shirt sponsor as it is to qualify for the Champions League, Steven Gerrard made clear to the Kop faithful that he did not agree with a performance of committed creativity that yielded a hat trick in last Saturday’s Merseyside derby. All three goals were expertly taken by the born and bred Liverpudlian who looks as though he is finally returning to full fitness following a troublesome groin injury.
