Jamie Carragher has called for Reds fans to shelve talk of a title-winning season in favour of focusing on the team making a meaningful challenge for the domestic game's biggest prize - the Premiership title.

He said: "People always talk about us pushing for the league, but to be honest it isn't very often that we've even challenged. If we were challenging with 10 or 15 games to go then who knows? But just a challenge this season would be nice, to still be in the hunt.

But after 18 years of waiting for that elusive 19th title, and with Manchester United just one title behind our record now, do you think the fans should settle simply for a title challenge ?
With the players weve got do we deserve better, or are we not as good as we think we are ?

To my mind it comes down to consistancy, we can beat anyone on our day, but our recold against our main rivals is poor, until we start beating the Mancs, Arse and Chelski, on a regular basis, then we will remain as also rans. Signing Barry and Keane / Villa must improve the team, and if we do sign these players then I think we have every right to expect to win the title and I think its about time that Carragher and a number of our team took some responsability for our poor attempts at a Premiership Challlenge, because ultimately they are the ones out on the pitch representing the club.