Robbie Keane has hit back at Mark Lawrenson's suggestion that he will leave Liverpool in next month's transfer window.
It follows suggestions from Mark Lawrenson, the BBC football pundit and former Liverpool defender, which he was told by Steven Gerrard that would Keane would go.
During a radio interview in Ireland, Lawrenson stated that Gerrard "thinks something is going to happen with Keane in January", though he later said that it was his own opinion.
Keane, who has scored just three league goals since leaving Tottenham, struck the equaliser in Sunday's 1-1 draw against Arsenal and said: "Other people outside the club have said a few things to create something that's not there, which is a bit disappointing.
"As a striker you get judged on goals no matter what else you do. I know I will score a lot of goals for this club. I'd prefer to be judged at the end of the season."
Jamie Carragher, meanwhile, has issued a blunt and sobering Christmas message to his team-mates over the club's repeated failure to maintain a Premier League title challenge.
"People keep talking about us being top of the league but we are not a small club, we are actually Liverpool Football Club," he said. "We are where we should be so it's no big deal. A lot of the supporters probably have not seen us win the title because it has been that long. They grew up on stories from their fathers and grandfathers.
"That is why winning the Champions League [in 2005] and the [cup] treble [in 2001] was great for the younger generation so they could see what it means to people.
"But it has been too long really since Liverpool won the title – the last time they did [1990], I was an Everton fan. We were top at Christmas a couple of times when I first got in the team.
"It is nothing to do with the mental aspect. Other teams have just been better than us."
Carragher is also expecting the traditional 'Big Four' to continue to face greater competition from the rest of the league. "Teams have been winning the league with over 90 points, which makes them look a great side," he said.
"But I think it doesn't say a lot for the league. It's a lot more competitive when teams take points off each other, it creates a better league."
It follows suggestions from Mark Lawrenson, the BBC football pundit and former Liverpool defender, which he was told by Steven Gerrard that would Keane would go.
During a radio interview in Ireland, Lawrenson stated that Gerrard "thinks something is going to happen with Keane in January", though he later said that it was his own opinion.
Keane, who has scored just three league goals since leaving Tottenham, struck the equaliser in Sunday's 1-1 draw against Arsenal and said: "Other people outside the club have said a few things to create something that's not there, which is a bit disappointing.
"As a striker you get judged on goals no matter what else you do. I know I will score a lot of goals for this club. I'd prefer to be judged at the end of the season."
Jamie Carragher, meanwhile, has issued a blunt and sobering Christmas message to his team-mates over the club's repeated failure to maintain a Premier League title challenge.
"People keep talking about us being top of the league but we are not a small club, we are actually Liverpool Football Club," he said. "We are where we should be so it's no big deal. A lot of the supporters probably have not seen us win the title because it has been that long. They grew up on stories from their fathers and grandfathers.
"That is why winning the Champions League [in 2005] and the [cup] treble [in 2001] was great for the younger generation so they could see what it means to people.
"But it has been too long really since Liverpool won the title – the last time they did [1990], I was an Everton fan. We were top at Christmas a couple of times when I first got in the team.
"It is nothing to do with the mental aspect. Other teams have just been better than us."
Carragher is also expecting the traditional 'Big Four' to continue to face greater competition from the rest of the league. "Teams have been winning the league with over 90 points, which makes them look a great side," he said.
"But I think it doesn't say a lot for the league. It's a lot more competitive when teams take points off each other, it creates a better league."
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