David James shares whether he thinks Liverpool can win their last three games of the season

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Liverpool are more than capable of winning their final three games of the Premier League season.

That’s the view of former Reds goalkeeper David James. With just three games to go, Liverpool find themselves with work to do to secure a seventh consecutive top-four finish. Winning all three would give Jurgen Klopp’s side a shot at it though, and speaking via Football Daily, James said that he thinks it’s possible.

“It’s interesting looking at Manchester City, what is it 10 Premier League wins in a row now? I know especially last season people would talk about Liverpool’s capability of putting wining runs together. Well this would push it nine if they were to win all three,” said the 52-year-old.

“They’re going to have to do that to stand any chance of finishing in that Champions League space. Can they do that? Of course. Villa you’d imagine would be the toughest of those three games, however they are capable of doing it.”

With away trips to relegation-threatened Leicester City and Southampton sandwiching a home game with Villa, Liverpool will be confident of ending the season on a high.

Liverpool look ahead to tricky trio

By the time Monday’s game with Leicester rolls around, Liverpool’s top four chances could have got even better. Both Newcastle and Man United play on Saturday. Should both, or even just one, fail to get a result, the Reds will smell blood heading to the King Power.

Expectations should be managed carefully, though. Leicester hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for Liverpool of late. They’ve actually lost on each of their last two visits to the Foxes’ stadium.

Now in the Premier League’s bottom three, Dean Smith’s team will be desperate for any kind of result against the Reds. With Harvey Barnes, James Maddison and the like, Leicester do still have quality. Liverpool will have to be wary.

Imagining they do get three points at the KP though, Villa at Anfield won’t be a walk in the park either. They may have dropped off a little of late, but Unai Emery’s side are a very handy outfit. Still fighting for a European place of their own, they’ll will be desperate to strike Liverpool a late blow.

And then there’s Southampton. It would be a miracle if Saints weren’t relegated by the time the Reds visit the South Coast late this month. They’re already virtually confirmed to be playing Championship football next season.

As a result, this could go two ways. Either they play with complete freedom and put up a real fight, or their minds are already on the beach and they capitulate. As far as these things go, the former seems to be more common. Liverpool shouldn’t take them lightly.

Even if the Reds do end up winning all three and stretching their run to nine games, it may not be enough for Champions League football. But if they can do it, it’ll set things up nicely heading into an important summer.