Former Liverpool goalkeeper David James believes they can finish in the top four - even without Luis Suarez.

James can see benefits from Suarez being sold.

He told talkSPORT: "I think there is so much hinging on Suarez that it is actually stopping Liverpool from progressing.

"I think the club, in letting him go, can actually then develop a lot more unpredictability about them, in the sense that they will have more options to play.

"[Daniel] Sturridge came in and was their second top goalscorer in half a season and you have Stevie G [Gerrard] there as always bolstering those numbers but there is so much focus on one player.

"Last season Liverpool finished seventh. I think without Suarez, they have a better chance [of finishing top-four]."