Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has insisted that the Merseyside outfit will try to clinch a place in next season's Champions League by 'closing in' on fourth spot by the end of December.
The Reds are four points away from the elusive European spot in the Premier League table following their 3-2 win over West Ham United yesterday.
"We're building slowly towards where we want to be," Gerrard told the Liverpool Echo. "We've got two home games now against Aston Villa and Fulham.
"If we can capitalise and make it 12 points out of 12 then we will find ourselves a lot closer to fourth. It's a platform to build on. We just have to focus on Villa now. Come the end of December we're really looking to be close to that fourth position."
Liverpool are currently in 10th position in the table with 22 points, while the club's local rivals Everton reside in fourth.
