Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Mascherano Maintains Loyalty To Liverpool


Battling midfielder Javier Mascherano will remain with Liverpool at Anfield for the foreseeable future as a season of challenging Manchester United for the Premier League title has given the Argentine captain added confidence of going all the way in forthcoming campaigns.

"My future is here," Mascherano affirmed on the club's official website. "I am here and I will continue to give 100 per cent. It will always be like this. I think we have taken a big step this season, a really big step.

"In the past three or four seasons Liverpool have lost the league maybe in December or January but this time we are there right at the very end of the season and we still have a chance. This is very important.

"Our job now is to continue to work hard and to improve because we have shown that we can win against the biggest teams."

There are just two fixtures remaining in the season run-in for Liverpool, who remain three points adrift of league leaders Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson's men also have a cushion of a game in hand, but Mascherano will not give up the chase until it is mathematically impossible.

"We know that we still have a chance so we will be supporting the teams who play against United, but the main thing is that we are doing our own job," he added.

"This has been a fantastic season for Liverpool and we are on target to get more points than we have ever had in the Premier League."

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