Liverpool (last season: 7th; currently: 4th)
With Liverpool sitting just four points off top, talk of the title has increased on Merseyside but boss Brendan Rodgers would surely take fourth now if offered. The Reds boast the country’s deadliest strike force in Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge, who boast 39 Premier League goals between them – that’s three more than fourth placed rivals Tottenham have managed in total! Rodgers has also dealt brilliantly with the loss of Lucas, with Philippe Coutinho excelling as a creative central midfielder in front of Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson.
On their day, Liverpool can blow away even the best teams in the league, as they did in the 5-1 win over Arsenal, but the recent draws with West Brom and Aston Villa suggest the Reds are not yet the finished article, and they were lucky to come away from Fulham with all three points.
Verdict: 3rd. Suarez and Sturridge to fire Liverpool back into the Champions League.
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