Not many are tipping Liverpool to challenge for the title and 'experts' are mentioning only the names of Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd but Sir Alex Ferguson thinks otherwise. He believes that his next opponents are serious contenders for the Premiership crown this season.
He acknowledged the impact already made by new Reds boss Rafael Benitez and reckons the side from Merseyside will be among those on top come the end of the season.
Ferguson noted that by following the example of Arsene Wenger and reinforcing his squad with untapped talent from his home country, Benitez has added an air of unpredictability to the Anfield outfit.
"By bringing in top players from the Spanish league, Rafael has done exactly what Arsene Wenger did when he joined Arsenal," said Ferguson.
"Arsene knew the French market very well, brought in young players most of the English clubs would have ignored and turned them into fantastic players."
"Rafael obviously has a great knowledge of the Spanish market, has his own ideas about the job and it will be interesting to see how it progresses."
"Liverpool were disappointed with their performances last season but they are always capable of challenging because they have history on their side and a past tradition of winning trophies."
"You cannot dismiss them and I certainly don't look at them as anything other than a serious threat."
Many will see this as yet another one of those mind games by Sir Alex to put pressure on Rafa Benitez and his team as Liverpool are still very much in a period of transition.
As i said they will drop points along the way and its up to the rest of us to take advantage of that as they would to us.
