Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes the club are closer than ever to winning the Premier League title.
The Reds are on course to be the first team to lose just two league games in a season and not win the championship.
Carragher did praise Manchester United for winning their 18th crown to equal the record held by Liverpool but cannot wait to challenge them next term. It's hard to win the Premier League as our top four sides plus Barcelona probably make up the best five sides in Europe,' he said.
'That's the challenge we face. You can look at the statistics and it is impressive we've only lost two games and scored lots of goals, but United have got more points than us and credit to them - that's what matters.'
Reds goalkeeper Jose Reina added: 'When I first joined Liverpool we were something like 30 points behind United, now it is only three or four points.
'We have already beaten the club record in terms of points and we tried our hardest to do our best at the end of the season.
'But it wasn't enough because United didn't slip at any time.
'We are really proud to be closer but we will be even prouder to win it. That is the next step.' Brazilian Lucas admits it was hard to watch as United gained the point needed to win the title on Saturday, and he could not bear to see their title celebrations.
'I watched the game but when they were about to receive the trophy I switched off my TV,' the midfielder said.
'Last year in January we were out of the fight for the title, this time we were right up there.
'We have to believe in ourselves. We have the quality to win the title.'
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