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'I think they will just miss out': Jamie Carragher predicts Liverpool will not finish in the Premier League top four and says his former side should aim to make Leicester and Chelsea feel 'nervous' in race for Champions League qualification

Former Champions League winner Jamie Carragher says Liverpool will narrowly miss out on qualifying for the competition by finishing in the top four of the Premier League this season.

Liverpool ended a wretched run of six league defeats in seven matches with a much-needed 1-0 win at Wolves on Monday, leaving them five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.

Carragher told Sky Sports: 'It feels like there's going to be a real fight for the top four and the relegation places this season.

A goal by Diogo Jota (left) left Liverpool looking up with a 1-0 Premier League victory at Wolves
Liverpool are sitting five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea and ten shy of Leicester in third

'At this moment, I still don't believe Liverpool will get in the top four - I think they will just miss out.