Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol's takeaway from Liverpool's win over Wolves on Saturday is that they will not win the Premier League title this season. However the Scotsman remains confident that the are 'big favourites' to qualify for the Champions League. Away at Molineux the team endured a difficult first period after falling behind in the seventh minute. The deficit could very well have been more than one goal though Wolves struggled to consolidate their advantage.
"But the second half is why I think they are big favourites to be in the top four.
This belief is in direct contention with Nicol's former team-mate and manager Graeme Souness, who believes the squad .
"[ was in Bolivia, it wasn't like he was around the corner playing in a friendly," he responded in the Reds' defence.