Steven Gerrard believes the Reds have every chance of maintaining their challenge for a top 4 finish following the 1-0 win over Everton with 10 men at the weekend.

The Liverpool skipper knows that Arsenal away will be no easy game and that other tricky fixtures are coming up but even so, there seems to be an air of confidence at Anfield just now.

Gerrard said: "It's a tough one, Arsenal away always is. But we have used beating Everton as a platform in the past and we've got to do it again. We want to extend our run and go on to better things."

He adde: "We know there is a long way to go and we want to make sure we are in the top four at the end of the season.

"It's performances like this that will get you in there. We have got to try and keep this run going, as we can't afford any slip-ups. There is pressure coming from Tottenham, Manchester City and Aston Villa

"There are a couple of very tough games coming up but if we can show what we have done in the last six games, I don't see why we can't maintain it."