Jamie Carragher is full of optimism for the second half of the season. He told the club's official website: "People keep talking about us being top of the league, but that's not a surprise to us.

"We are Liverpool Football Club and we are where we should be. It's been too long without the title and hopefully we can change that this season.

"Some of our younger supporters have never seen us win the title and the last time we did it I was an Everton fan!

"All the teams are taking points off each other and it's a lot more competitive this year. I think it makes for a better league.

"There is a long way to go and we will see what happens. The best team wins the league and hopefully that will be us this season."