Fulham captain Danny Murphy is confident that former club Liverpool will be right in the mix for the title next season.
The Cottagers were hammered 5-2 at home by the Reds last night and Murphy feels that the progress they have made since Kenny Dalglish stepped into the manager's role in January should see them at least move back into the top four next term.
"At the moment they're playing under very little pressure," he said.
"They are not having to go out and win games because nobody is expecting them to reach a certain position.
"It will be a different ask when players are under pressure every week if they are fighting for the top.
"But with Kenny in charge, and a few more additions, they'll be pushing for the top four.
"They've got young lads coming through and doing brilliantly. The full-back John Flanagan was terrific against us, Jay Spearing is a good player.
"Mix that with Stevie G (Gerrard) to come back, plus some investment from the American owners, and I would imagine they will be up there.
"They are obviously competing with Manchester City, who'll probably spend treble what Liverpool do.
"Manchester United will spend again, Chelsea will, and everybody is putting pressure on Arsenal to spend again, so it will be tough.
"But Liverpool have got the right man in charge now and the fans are happy. You can hear how happy they are with what they're seeing."
