Jamie Carragher believes that Liverpool did not truly believe they were capable of qualifying for the Champions League in the years before Jurgen Klopp’s arrival as manager.
And the former defender has said that Premier League rivals were thinking that their presence at the sharp end of the table was finished during the Roy Hodgson era. Speaking in a new five-part documentary charting the rise of Klopp which was released on Tuesday morning, Carragher said that the Reds were no longer seen as a threat - even if their fortunes took an upturn during Brendan Rodgers’ time in charge.
“We were a club who started every season hoping to get into the top four but not really believing it and most people in football, certainly our rivals, felt like we were done,” Carragher says. “I really believe that. Financially, we couldn't compete with the other teams. I don't think anyone saw us as a threat at all, really.”
