Arshavin: Reds can make top three

Arsenal's makeshift centre-forward Andrey Arshavin insists that Liverpool can finish in the top three in the Barclays Premier League this season.

The fleet-footed Russian - who famously scored four goals at Anfield last term - heaped more woe on the Reds over the weekend, scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory for the Gunners.

Nevertheless, the former Zenit St Petersburg star believes that the Merseysiders have enough in their locker to come back and claim their spot among England's elite clubs.

"They are a strong team," Arshavin told The Daily Mail.

"[Fernando] Torres is back in full training. I think that if they win two or three games over the big clubs, they'll become favourites again.

"Probably, it will be difficult for them to take first place, but I think that they will certainly fight for a place in the top three.

"They are going to play many games at their home stadium, where the fans will only drive them forward."

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