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Liverpool legend Ian Rush believes that the Premier League title is possible for the Anfield side, but admitted that the side remain outsiders. The former striker says that the club can benefit from the continued Champions League involvement of their title rivals, whilst stating that their FA Cup exit could be a blessing in disguise, and insists that the club should be looking up the league table rather than worrying about fifth placed Tottenham catching them up.
“We are still the outsiders to win the title but the fact we’re still in the race at this stage of the season shows how far we’ve come under Brendan,” said Rush in an interview with the Liverpool Echo.
“You have to start believing that winning it is possible. We have to be looking up rather than down.
“Before maybe we were looking over our shoulder and thinking fourth, fifth or sixth, but now with the position we’re in we should be targeting fourth place and upwards.”
“We’ve still got Man City, Chelsea and Tottenham to play at home. Even if we don’t win the league, we will have a big say in who does win it.”
“Brendan has got the players believing in themselves and you can see that confidence levels are high. We’re playing attacking football which is exciting to watch.
“The crowd sense that belief at Anfield and they really get behind the team. If we go into those games against Chelsea and Man City knowing if we beat them we could go above them then I think the crowd will make a big difference for us.”
Liverpool crashed out of the FA Cup at the hands of Arsenal at the weekend, but Rush believes that their cup exit could help the side to sustain their league form.
“We all wanted to do well in the Cup but that’s gone now and we need to concentrate on the league. Hopefully losing in the Cup will prove to be a blessing in disguise,” continued Rush.
“All our focus is on the 12 league games. Others have bigger squads than Liverpool but they also have the Champions League to concentrate on and that will take it out of them.”
