Forget The title, Liverpool's Priority Is Restoring Champions League Football - Jamie Carragher

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has highlighted regaining a place in the top four and the Champions League as Liverpool’s priority for next season.

The Reds endured a frustrating campaign on and off the field ending in seventh place behind Tottenham, Manchester City and Aston Villa and face a summer of speculation about the future of leading players Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard.

They have also suffered ongoing uncertainty over the future of joint owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett as well as manager Rafael Benitez and will face an uphill struggle to regain the initiative from Tottenham who beat them into the last Champions League spot.

But veteran defender Carragher is insistent that Liverpool can recover, telling the People: "Clubs like Real Madrid and Inter Milan can just throw £100 million at new players if they don't win the title. But Liverpool can't do that. We have to build. We can't just raid the transfer market.

"Next season, rather than thinking too much about the title, we have to concentrate on getting back in the top four."

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