We’re playing for Champions League spot, says Carragher

JAMIE CARRAGHER has accepted defeat in Liverpool’s Barclays Premier League title bid and believes the club are now fighting to earn a Champions League place this season.

Defeat at West Ham Wednesday night left them 17 points off the pace in seventh, still without a win in the league since St Stephens Day.

Boss Rafael Benitez is confident they can earn a top-four place but Carragher is ready for a fight to get back into Europe’s elite for the next campaign.