Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez believes that his team provides the greatest threat to Manchester United's dominance of the Premier League.
The Reds, who are second in the table at present, could yet win the title this season, although they are three points behind the Red Devils, who have a game in hand to boot.
Whether or not the Merseyside outfit does win their first championship for 19 years, the Spanish tactician feels that the 2008-09 campaign has seen their emergence as prime contenders for England's top trophy.
Liverpool finished fourth in the Premier League last season, and the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea have been ahead of them in the running for the title in recent seasons.
However, Benitez is certain that the Reds have finally announced themselves as genuine contenders and is confident they will be there for years to come.
"There is stability about us now and the fact that the manager is staying is another positive message," Benitez is quoted as saying by The Daily Mail.
"I feel it is fair to say that we are now best equipped to challenge United.
"We are better placed than the others and I have confidence we can still pip United for the league this season.
"Even if we just fall short, the experience of going so close is going to be fantastic for the players and staff. Next season they will be going into games determined not to drop a single point.
"It will be a different mentality, a title winning one, and it will keep us up at the top. United can be sure this season was no one-off."
The Reds, who are second in the table at present, could yet win the title this season, although they are three points behind the Red Devils, who have a game in hand to boot.
Whether or not the Merseyside outfit does win their first championship for 19 years, the Spanish tactician feels that the 2008-09 campaign has seen their emergence as prime contenders for England's top trophy.
Liverpool finished fourth in the Premier League last season, and the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea have been ahead of them in the running for the title in recent seasons.
However, Benitez is certain that the Reds have finally announced themselves as genuine contenders and is confident they will be there for years to come.
"There is stability about us now and the fact that the manager is staying is another positive message," Benitez is quoted as saying by The Daily Mail.
"I feel it is fair to say that we are now best equipped to challenge United.
"We are better placed than the others and I have confidence we can still pip United for the league this season.
"Even if we just fall short, the experience of going so close is going to be fantastic for the players and staff. Next season they will be going into games determined not to drop a single point.
"It will be a different mentality, a title winning one, and it will keep us up at the top. United can be sure this season was no one-off."
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