Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is convinced they can challenge for a top four finish.
Hodgson is confident the Reds' hopes of securing a return to the Champions League are far from over at this stage of the campaign.
Hodgson said: "We're in a position to strike for it (the top four).
"We're a good few points off and a lot people would suggest it's pie in the sky that we can do it. I don't think there is such a thing as pie in the sky in football.
"Everything is possible and while things are possible we'll play for them, but we're realistic and we certainly aren't making any boasts or promises.
"We know the task ahead and that we've given ourselves a handicap, but we'll work as hard as we can to bring in that handicap and do the best job we can."
