Liverpool winger Stewart Downing believes they should be shooting for a top four finish.
Downing is in no doubt a return to the Champions League should be a target.
The 27-year-old said: "This club has high expectations and it's a club that deserves to be in Europe. In the past they've have done very well and I'm sure the players and the manager will want to do well for the owners and get into that top bracket.
"I think we've certainly got the squad now, there's a lot competition for places in a way there maybe hasn't been in the past, so I think it's got to be an aim."