Former Liverpool boss Phil Thompson says they must be more ruthless against lesser teams if they're to end their Premiership title drought this season.

"We need to be able to put teams away," he told LFC Magazine.

"Even against Stoke at home last season, where we had about 27 attempts on goal, that aggressive streak to finish them off was missing.

"Liverpool blitzed the top four but still haven't won the title. We've only lost two games all season, but haven't won the title.

"If it had been a position where we drew against all those top teams but beat the lesser lights, with respect, we would probably have won the league."