Source: SKY_Sports
Skrtel still holds title dream
Martin Skrtel is still clinging onto his dream of winning the Premier League with Liverpool this season. The Slovakian defender is by no means expecting the Reds to end their 19-year-wait for domestic glory this term with Manchester United leading the race by three points with a game in hand at Wigan to come.But the 23-year-old centre-back believes the competitive nature of England's top tier means the destination of the league crown is still undecided and a shock result could yet be on the cards.Skrtel, who will be bidding to return to the first XI after missing last Sunday's 3-0 win over Newcastle, insists the Merseysiders must be ready to pounce should Sir Alex Ferguson's men go off the rails.Slip-ups"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," said Skrtel ahead of Liverpool's cruch trip to Europa League chasing West Ham."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."He added: "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."We have made our own luck in games and taken an advantage from that."Team-mate Albert Riera insists people should stop talking about what Liverpool could do next season and concentrate on the present.He said: "I have heard some people talk about next season already. I know you have to plan for the future but there are still three games to go for us and we are going to fight right to the end."Over the past few months we have proved that we are up for this challenge with Manchester United."If they get nervous or slip up, we have to take advantage. That could happen, football is a strange game."