Rodgers believes Pool can be champs

Brendan Rodgers insists his Liverpool squad will be even better equipped to challenge for the Premier League title next season, fuelled by the belief that they can make a serious bid to end their long wait to be champions.

Liverpool missed out on a first title since 1990 by only three points as a final-day win over Newcastle United at Anfield was not enough to stop Manchester City finishing top.

But having pushed City all the way, Rodgers is ready to strengthen his squad over the summer to try and improve by a place to end what will have become a quarter of a century wait to reclaim property Liverpool used to claim as rightfully theirs.