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Phil Thompson has high hopes of Liverpool finally ending their Premier League trophy drought this season, but says its too early to call them title contenders. The Reds currently sit top of the table but last won Englands top-flight in 1990, and have finished as runners-up three times since the Premier Leagues inception in 1992.Thommo appeared on Sky Sports Now on Wednesday morning to pick his Liverpool runners-up XI, made up of Liverpool stars from 2001/02, 2008/09 and 2013/14, as well as some from Jurgen Klopps current squad... Thommos XI comprises of Sami Hyypia and Michael Owen from 01/02, Pepe Reina and Xabi Alonso from 2008/09, Luis Suarez from 13/14 and Nathaniel Clyne, James Milner, Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho (who also played in 13/14) from the current side.Also included are Jamie Carragher who played in 01/02 and 08/09, and Steven Gerrard who featured in all three Liverpool sides that have finished second in the Premier League so far. Steven Gerrard featured in all three Liverpool sides who finished second Thommo believes Liverpools impressive start gives them a chance of glory, but did move to play down expectations.I cant say Liverpool will win the title, he said. Theyve got as good a chance as anybody else but its only 11 games in. Hopefully by the time its 25 games we can sit here and say theres a real chance.Weve done extremely well so far, and its not only great to be top of the league, its also the quality of the football that this side has played which has been truly fantastic to watch. Thommo believes the Liverpool players understand how manager Jurgen Klopp wants to play [Klopp] has had plenty of time now to work on this high pressing and intensity game. They all understand what the manager wants and the signing of [Sadio] Mane has brought that extra pace which the team was lacking up front, hes been nothing short of sensational. [Roberto] Firmino has been truly magnificent as well.People say you need one player who will get you 25 goals and a secondary striker who will get you 15, but this side has players who are all chipping in, and weve also seen goals from the likes of [Jordan] Henderson and [Emre] Can. Its also how many chances theyre creating at times, against Watford they scored six but it could have been far more. Philippe Coutinho (R) has been one of the standout players for Liverpool so far Thommo also reckons that Manchester City and Chelsea, currently second and third in the table, will be Liverpools biggest threats this season.[City are] the best-equipped squad, he said. Ive been impressed with the manager and how hes handled the problems theyve had. I love Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva is great and [they have] Sergio Aguero as well.Chelsea also have a great chance but its a case of whether they get found out somewhere along the line. The one thing for [Antonio] Conte is his big players like Eden Hazard and Diego Costa are enjoying their football now whereas they werent last year. Liverpool 6-1 Watford Also See: Cresswells Liverpool rejection Klopp keen to create history Henderson hails world-class trio Liverpool-Chelsea top rankings Nike Air Force One Deutschland . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Huarache Größentabelle . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls. http://www.airforce1gunstig.de/air-huarache-deutschland.html . Ryan Garbutt had a goal and two assists as Dallas snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Air Force 1 Schwarz Sale .5 seconds to play in the game, Kevin Love never stopped believing that they would come out of there with a win. Air Force 1 Billig Kaufen . With his new coach and six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker watching him during an official match for the first time, Djokovic appeared tentative early against the Slovakian player, who often appeared content to keep the ball in play. Non-run out of the day Danushka Gunathilaka had faced just three deliveries of Sri Lankas innings when a direct hit at the non-strikers end might well have sent him on his way, had England bothered to appeal more vociferously. Backing up a mistimed drive into the covers from his partner, Kusal Perera, Gunathilaka dabbed his bat into the crease as Eoin Morgan pinged off his bails but the verdict would surely have been out had the decision been sent upstairs. England werent too badly short-changed in that Liam Plunkett over, however. Perera was cramped for room on the pull two balls later, and caught at fine leg by Tymal Mills.Debut of the day Shortly before the toss, Mills was presented with his England T20 cap by Morgan - a proud moment for a cricketer who thought his career was over two years ago, following the diagnosis of a congenital back condition that forced his retirement from first-class cricket. His opening over proved as brisk as his reputation - a 92.5mph loosener to Gunathilaka followed by a second-ball flinch into the covers that could have been a run-out with a direct hit. It was a sharp and threatening arrival.Debut of the day 2Liam Dawson was a mildly controversial addition to Englands World T20 squad - he was picked as Englands third spinner ahead of Lancashires Stephen Parry, despite Englands coach Trevor Bayliss never having seen him bowl in a match situation. However, he needed just five deliveries to demonstrate his wicket-taking potential - in front of an appreciative Hampshire home crowd, he ended Gunathilakas stay via a bottom-ended heave to long-off, then cherry-picked a loose return drive from Kusal Mendis one over later.Cameo of the dayDasun Shanaka started his tour of England with a bang back in May, where his three-wicket burst on the first day of his Tesst debut up at Headingley briefly offered Sri Lanka a glimmer of the ascendancy.dddddddddddd But his sign-off - with the bat at least - was idiotic in the extreme. Facing up to his first ball from Dawson, he lobbed the ball towards Jason Roy in the covers, set off for an easy single then inexplicably turned for the second. Roys shy was as fast and flat as youd expect, and Buttler whipped off the bails with the batsman still a metre from the crease.Double-act of the day Collisions in the outfield can often be horrific affairs - think Jason Gillespie and Steve Waugh at Kandy in 1999, or Rory Burns and Moises Henriques at Arundel last summer. But somehow, Roys and James Vinces coming-together at deep midwicket turned into be a fine piece of tag-team fielding. Ramith Rambukwella launched a slog high into the leg-side, both men converged, and as they spun off one another - Vince ended up tumbling over a speaker behind the rope - the ball was squeezed to a halt two metres inside the rope, like a handbag caught in the sliding doors of a tube train.Injury of the day It looked a fairly innocuous dismissal at first glance - a lofted drive from Dinesh Chandimal off Chris Jordan that Morgan, pocketed at extra cover with what appeared to be the minimum of fuss. But then, seconds later, Englands captain was jogging rather urgently off the field. It soon transpired he had dislocated the ring finger on his left hand, but a tweet from the England camp confirmed he would bat as normal … which, in light of his recent form, was a bit of an open goal for the many wags on social media. As it transpired, Morgans 47 from 39 balls was his highest score in 22 international innings. ' ' '