Steven Gerrard is "firing on all cylinders" as he and his England team-mates look to exorcise the ghosts of last month´s defeat by Northern Ireland.Liverpool captain Gerrard admitted the 1-0 loss in Belfast "still hurts" and believes the backlash from that match should see England cement their place in the World Cup finals with victories against Austria and Poland."It´s going to be very important to bounce back. We need a performance against Austria," said Gerrard. "The players were embarrassed by the defeat in Ireland and we need to put that right. Against them we had a couple of injuries and a couple of players off form, but this time we are firing on all cylinders, me included, and we are a lot sharper than last time."
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