Adam: Plenty left to play for
Charlie Adam insists Liverpool will dust themselves down and prepare for business as usual against Wigan at Anfield today.
The Scot is relishing the prospect of a difficult end to the season and a run of fixtures that could potentially include two trips to Wembley.
Cup runs have been something of a speciality for Kenny Dalglish's side this season but Adam refuses to write-off Liverpool's chances as far as the Barclays Premier League is concerned because he knows the squad are determined to battle for every remaining point.
"There's still plenty left to play for," he told Liverpoolfc.tv. "There's a semi-final at Wembley and we have to keep trying to challenge until it's mathematically over in the league. And we will do that.
"As a group we need to dust ourselves down and we need to be ready for the Wigan match.
"It's going to be a difficult run-in from now till the end of the season but we are looking forward to it. It's a challenge that everybody is looking forward to and hopefully we will be ready and we can get as many wins as we can."
Adam was talking from the opening of a brand-new MRI scanner suite at the Spire Liverpool Hospital in Greenbank.
The central midfielder was the guest of honour at the event, and it was he who officially cut the ribbon to declare the complex medical equipment ready for use.
"For the hospital to get the research that they want and the machines that they need is great," said the No.26. "Obviously I know the club use it quite a bit and it's good for the players that they can come here and have the best equipment.
"We've got the best staff in the country and it's important that when you've got the calibre of players and the quality that we have you need the best team around you and you need the best facilities. And this is probably one of the best facilities in Liverpool and it's going to help us hopefully in the future.
"With recent events in football over the last couple of weeks and Fabrice Muamba, it takes everybody to stand and think and realise what we have got. But we're confident in the team that we have behind us.
"It's important that when we go on the pitch we know that if an injury does occur we are going to be looked after."
Among the guests at the launch were gymnast Beth Tweddle, St Helens rugby star Jon Wilkin and local actor Gary Mavers. Liverpool's Head of Sports Medicine and Sports Science, Peter Brukner was also in attendance.
And he took time out to explain to Liverpoolfc.tv more about the job the MRI scanner does.
"It's much more sophisticated than the usual imaging," said Brukner. "We used to have x-rays, then we had ultra sounds and MRI is just taking it one level further, really. What MRI is really good at is imaging soft tissue like muscles, tendons and ligaments.
"So it's a great help to us. It's very nice to have the MRI to be able to image an injury."