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Steven Gerrard admits he will be forever haunted if Liverpool are unable win the Premier League title during his career.

Gerrard, 31, has won the Champions League, UEFA Cup, FA Cup and Carling Cup with the Reds, but concedes it is Premier League glory that occupies his thoughts. Currently on the comeback from an ankle problem, Gerrard remains hopeful his dream will be fulfilled before reaching retirement.

"It's something I think about almost every day," Gerrard is quoted in the English press. "I always think about the dream of winning it - or the disappointment if I was never to win it. Of course, it would be hugely disappointing if it didn't happen. To have played at Liverpool for what will, hopefully, be 14 or 15 years by the time I finish and not win it would be hugely disappointing. It would be an awful shame.

"But it won't be for a lack of trying. With the squad we have now, if we can keep improving and progressing and adding to it in the next few years, I think we'll have a really good chance of becoming champions."

Having twice finished second in the Premier League in his own career, Gerrard grew up in Liverpool during the 1980s watching current manager Kenny Dalglish lift the trophy. But the England midfielder says it is more difficult to win the competition now than it was then.

"I've played in an era where there have been three, four or five top teams in the league," said Gerrard. "When Liverpool dominated, they were so good they often turned it into a one-horse race right from the start of the season. In my time, we've been fighting with Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and now Manchester City and Spurs. They have all been, or are, fantastic teams. It's a really difficult competition to win, but we'll always keep fighting."

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