Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa fears his team have handed the Premier League title on a plate to arch rivals Manchester United.
United have gone seven points clear at the top of the table and are in pole position to retain their Premier League crown.
Injuries to key players such as Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres have affected Liverpool and they have failed to show any consistency in recent months.
The Merseysiders suffered a massive blow last weekend when they crashed to a 2-0 defeat against Middlesbrough and Arbeloa feels it will be an uphill task for them to win the league.
Arbeloa said: "The challenge to win the league is not lost, but every time it is getting more difficult for us. To give so many points to Manchester United and we still have to play at Old Trafford is very dangerous.
"We are not going to give in and will continue to challenge until the very last moment.
"It is not true that we are focusing all our attentions on the Champions League. In the dressing room we have a great desire to win the Premier League and we have just had some bad results in the last month that has damaged us.
"Manchester United are not showing any weaknesses and we all thought there would come a time where they would slip up, but that has not happened.
"And our injuries have damaged us a lot since January."
United have gone seven points clear at the top of the table and are in pole position to retain their Premier League crown.
Injuries to key players such as Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres have affected Liverpool and they have failed to show any consistency in recent months.
The Merseysiders suffered a massive blow last weekend when they crashed to a 2-0 defeat against Middlesbrough and Arbeloa feels it will be an uphill task for them to win the league.
Arbeloa said: "The challenge to win the league is not lost, but every time it is getting more difficult for us. To give so many points to Manchester United and we still have to play at Old Trafford is very dangerous.
"We are not going to give in and will continue to challenge until the very last moment.
"It is not true that we are focusing all our attentions on the Champions League. In the dressing room we have a great desire to win the Premier League and we have just had some bad results in the last month that has damaged us.
"Manchester United are not showing any weaknesses and we all thought there would come a time where they would slip up, but that has not happened.
"And our injuries have damaged us a lot since January."
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