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September 17, 2012, Monday
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STEVEN Gerrard has pleaded for patience after Liverpool's worst start to a league season for over a century.
A late Luis Suarez equalizer earned a 1-1 Premier League draw at Sunderland, but it's the first time since 1911-12 the Merseyside club has failed to earn a victory in its opening four games of a campaign.
Manager Brendan Rodgers, appointed in pre-season after Liverpool sacked Anfield great Kenny Dalglish, faces a huge task to turn round seasons of decline just three months into his reign, with the Reds clear of the bottom three only on goal difference in the table.
Gerrard feels the club is heading in the right direction under their new young manager.
"It depends how quickly we get the message the manager is trying to give," said England midfielder Gerrard. "We know it won't happen overnight, but you saw today that it won't be long before it does.
"It would have been nice to take the three points after the week we've had, but it wasn't to be," Gerrard added.
Despite earning an unwanted place in the club's record books with their winless opening run, Rodgers was bullish about the improvements made so far during his tenure.
"There are statistics for everything, and often your first few results are dictated by the nature of your fixtures," he insisted.
"But over the course of our four games, there's been a big improvement and I've seen enough to know things are getting better.
"It's been a difficult week as you can imagine for the club and the city and it's been emotional, but when you sign for Liverpool that's part of the contract," Rodgers explained. "It's all part of the journey with Liverpool and I have to say the supporters were excellent for the way they drove the team on.
"I'm pleased with the performance and the commitment, they were both outstanding. We had a real good tempo to the game and the goal we conceded was against the run of play and soft from our point of view.
"A point was the very least we deserved at a place that's difficult to get anything from. People who've watched us will see we've improved over a short period of time."
A late Luis Suarez equalizer earned a 1-1 Premier League draw at Sunderland, but it's the first time since 1911-12 the Merseyside club has failed to earn a victory in its opening four games of a campaign.
Manager Brendan Rodgers, appointed in pre-season after Liverpool sacked Anfield great Kenny Dalglish, faces a huge task to turn round seasons of decline just three months into his reign, with the Reds clear of the bottom three only on goal difference in the table.
Gerrard feels the club is heading in the right direction under their new young manager.
"It depends how quickly we get the message the manager is trying to give," said England midfielder Gerrard. "We know it won't happen overnight, but you saw today that it won't be long before it does.
"It would have been nice to take the three points after the week we've had, but it wasn't to be," Gerrard added.
Despite earning an unwanted place in the club's record books with their winless opening run, Rodgers was bullish about the improvements made so far during his tenure.
"There are statistics for everything, and often your first few results are dictated by the nature of your fixtures," he insisted.
"But over the course of our four games, there's been a big improvement and I've seen enough to know things are getting better.
"It's been a difficult week as you can imagine for the club and the city and it's been emotional, but when you sign for Liverpool that's part of the contract," Rodgers explained. "It's all part of the journey with Liverpool and I have to say the supporters were excellent for the way they drove the team on.
"I'm pleased with the performance and the commitment, they were both outstanding. We had a real good tempo to the game and the goal we conceded was against the run of play and soft from our point of view.
"A point was the very least we deserved at a place that's difficult to get anything from. People who've watched us will see we've improved over a short period of time."
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