Daniel Sturridge has insisted the Premier League title is the aim again for Liverpool next year, whilst insisting the Reds' chances of finishing in the top-four are not yet over.

The Reds currently sit seven points away from fourth-place as they challenge for Champions League qualification in the 2014-15 season, but they have the opportunity to narrow the gap to four points against Newcastle United on Monday night.

But even with the odds against Brendan Rodgers' side to finish inside the top-four after back-to-back losses to in-form sides Manchester United and Arsenal, Sturridge has insisted it is not out of the question just yet.

"We have, of course, not played as well as we have done in the last season but things change," he said.

"Of course we aim to play well until the end of the season and next season we will hopefully be able to win the Premier League, not just get into the top four.

"We just need to start the season better than we did this season.

"Top-four is still feasible. We have seven games left and anything is possible.

"Every game is important now. If we advance in the cup we will have nine games and every one will be a cup final.

"The FA Cup is huge for us but we have to still understand we have a chance in the Premier League and getting into the top four.

"We won't put our eggs in one basket. There are still seven games to go in the Premier League and we are looking forward to playing in each of those."

Before an FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa next Sunday, the Reds welcome Newcastle United to Anfield tonight.

The Magpies have an awful record on Merseyside, losing 16 and drawing three of their last 19 visits - but the home side will be without Steven Gerrard and Martin Skrtel - who both serve the final match of their suspensions.

Emre Can will return, having missed the win at Blackburn Rovers in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Wednesday night - in which the Reds reverted to a back-four after the success of a 3-4-2-1 system.

Sturridge, who spent five months of the season out through a number of injuries and has struggled for form since returning January, hailed the flexibility of his manager - who he insists allows the Liverpool players to fully embrace new formations and styles.

"The manager is adaptable in terms of the way the team plays and changes a lot of things around," Sturridge added.

"It is important to have someone like that in the camp who is a man-manager and talks to the players.

"It is important you can have a manger you can talk to and we just look forward to playing for this club."