If Liverpool are only where they are because of Gerrard, and they're not that far behind Man U, then the only way a Man U player can have been more influential is if United were also a one man team, ie if gerrard was responsible for liverpool earning 86 points and a United player was resposible for them earning 90, then fair enough, he's better than gerrard, but that would mean the other players didn't contribute anything and so united are also a one man team.