Liverpool's Slovakian centre-back Martin Skrtel is echoing the attitude of many of his Reds team-mates to this season's title race, which most observers have already awarded to Manchester United, in that he believes winning the Premier League is still an overt possibility for his side.
"In football, especially in England, any team can cause a surprise so, when you are not 100 per cent concentrated on your opponent, slip-ups can happen," he told Sky Sports News.
"Hopefully, it happens to United because we are only thinking about us.
"We have got back into the race and have managed to place some pressure on Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table.
"United are still the favourites - they are at the top of the table so they should be. But we have been able to get ourselves into a position where we can take advantage if they have more slip-ups.
"There are only a few games remaining and they have the advantage but we must make sure that we are winning our games in case they make a mistake."
Liverpool travel to east London to take on West Ham United this weekend, and Hammers manager Gianfranco Zola has asserted that his men will be targeting the Reds as they look to claim a 'big four' scalp.
Skrtel though assured supporters that the Merseysiders would be well motivated for a game in which a win would keep their season alive.
"We are playing well at the moment because we are working hard every day in training, we have good players, a very good manager, and we have belief in ourselves," he explained.
"We have made our own luck in games and taken an advantage from that."
"In football, especially in England, any team can cause a surprise so, when you are not 100 per cent concentrated on your opponent, slip-ups can happen," he told Sky Sports News.
"Hopefully, it happens to United because we are only thinking about us.
"We have got back into the race and have managed to place some pressure on Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table.
"United are still the favourites - they are at the top of the table so they should be. But we have been able to get ourselves into a position where we can take advantage if they have more slip-ups.
"There are only a few games remaining and they have the advantage but we must make sure that we are winning our games in case they make a mistake."
Liverpool travel to east London to take on West Ham United this weekend, and Hammers manager Gianfranco Zola has asserted that his men will be targeting the Reds as they look to claim a 'big four' scalp.
Skrtel though assured supporters that the Merseysiders would be well motivated for a game in which a win would keep their season alive.
"We are playing well at the moment because we are working hard every day in training, we have good players, a very good manager, and we have belief in ourselves," he explained.
"We have made our own luck in games and taken an advantage from that."
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