A Trip to Nowhere ; Europe May Be Calling but Gerrard Knows the Real Power Lies Elsewhere

Mail on Sunday › April 27, 2004

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EYES fixed, head down and driven on by his personal Champions League obsession, Steven Gerrard was ready for the moment and the conqueror's salute.

But despite earning the penalty which pushed Liverpool a crucial step closer to lining up alongside Europe's elite next season, the formidable skipper will be aware of the harsher reality.

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A Trip to Nowhere ; Europe May Be Calling but Gerrard Knows the Real Power Lies Elsewhere

Quite simply, the North-West is no longer the power-base of our national game, and that may be the case for many years to come.

Arsenal are now of a very different footballing planet ...

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