Gerrard calls for consistency after Everton victory

Liverpool had lost their previous three league games to slip out of realistic contention for a top-four finish and Gerrard said after his side's convincing performance at Anfield: "It's been frustrating, the inconsistency we've been showing in the league, very frustrating. We played very well [against] Arsenal and got nothing, then we never turned up at Sunderland [on Saturday, going down 1-0].

"We're going from one extreme to another at the moment. We need to find a level of consistency where we go on a winning streak, rather than win one and lose one, because otherwise we find ourselves in a position in the league that we don't want."