Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has set his sights on winning the Premiership title.The midfielder was named the PFA Player of the Year last week after another hugely impressive personal season, and he has the opportunity to add the FA Cup to his collection of silverware when The Reds take on West Ham next month.
Winning the UEFA Champions League last year persuaded Gerrard to turn down interest from Chelsea and stay at Anfield, and he remains convinced he made the right decision.
But, reflecting on his career to date, the England man admitted he would not be totally satisfied until he won the league.
"Yes I've been quite successful and things are going well, but I want more trophies and winners' medals and I believe I will achieve that with Liverpool," he explained in The Daily Star.
"It was a big decision to stay at Liverpool, but I made that decision on the basis that I felt we had the right manager in charge in Rafa Benitez and I haven't regretted that for a moment.
"I believe in him and have full confidence in him. I know I can achieve my ambitions at Liverpool.
"There's only one thing missing from my collection and that's The Premiership.
"That's the one I badly want and I know the fans do too. But that doesn't mean I don't want others. I'm very greedy for trophies."
After Liverpool had knocked his side out of the FA Cup, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho claimed that The Reds were not capable of sustaining a consistent enough run to win The Premiership, but Gerrard believes that his team can challenge for the top honours in the next couple of seasons.
"I think it is our challenge to prove Mourinho wrong in that respect," said the Liverpool skipper.
"Chelsea are a fantastic team and then you also have Manchester United and Arsenal, so winning The Premiership is going to be really difficult.
"But we have a hungry manager and a hungry set of players and I know Rafa is going to strengthen in the summer.
"I think if you look at the points gap last year and you look at it this year we are a lot closer.
"That makes me know we can have a go at the league in the next couple of seasons and we feel we can really achieve our objectives in the coming years."
Gerrard is also ambitious to succeed at international level, and he feels that England have a golden opportunity to land the biggest prize in football this summer.
"With the World Cup being in Germany this summer it must be our best chance to win it for a long time," he observed.
"We have got to make the most of the tournament being held in Europe."
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