Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has said that the bitter experience of last season will aid his side in their hopes of claiming a Champions League spot during the current campaign.
After performing admirably last year, Liverpool missed out on the Premier League title in excruciating fashion due to a late-season collapse.
During the current campaign, Liverpool have not quite been able to replicate their heroics from 2013/14 but the Reds still have a lot to play for, as they look to secure their place in the Champions League with a top-four finish.
With no less than four teams competing for a place in the top four outside top two Chelsea and Manchester City, the competition is certainly fierce at the moment but Rodgers believes that his side are better equipped to deal with the pressure this time around due to their painful experience from last term.
Rodgers said: "Last season will help us. We dealt really well with the pressure. We won 12 out of 14 in the run-in and it was unfortunate that we lost one.
"Okay, that was the one that mattered but it wasn't through not being able to deal with pressure. We were unlucky that day.
"We conceded right at the end of the first half and then right at the end of the second half. We dealt with pressure remarkably well and our game is based on that. We play a technical game and that is a big part of why my teams do well in the second part of the season.
"Our game is based on dealing with pressure because they have the courage to play, so when it comes to these moments, we do well with it."
