We have been able to do it without Gerrard for the last couple of seasons.
We looked a hell of a lot better without Gerrard in the first team, which thankfully for 3 weeks we have the benefit of him being injured.
If we sign Pjanic in the summer, we will be even better.
Pjanic, Henderson and the Portugese midfielder Willian, that would be the most powerful midfield in the Prem.
With Sterling, Ibe, Lallana, Coutinho, Balotelli, Markovic etc in attacking positions, with our approving defence, Sahko, Skrtel, Can, Moreno, Mignolet, I would put money on us being favourites for the title next season.
Now the icing on the cake, would have to be FSG putting a buy back clause on Suarez, if Barca do sell him in the summer, with him being older, not having the best season at Barca, a bid of 40-50 million could secure him.