Liverpool's all-time leading goalscorer Ian Rush has said that he is "very confident" that the Reds will land this season's Premier League title despite a blip in form.

Jurgen Klopp's side have only won two of their last six in the Premier League, which has allowed champions Manchester City to move to the top of the division.

The Merseyside outfit are just one point off the summit, though, and Rush has claimed that it will actually suit Liverpool chasing City at this stage of the campaign.

"I think Liverpool are better coming from behind," Rush told talkSPORT. "When you're top, everyone wants to beat you, but when you're second, I think Liverpool prefer to be in that position.

"I'm very confident, to tell you the truth. Yes, Manchester City have a great manager and a great squad, but there'll be a few ups and downs before the end of the season.

"I just feel with the run-in Liverpool have, we've got Man United out of the way, we've got Everton out of the way. If you don't beat Chelsea and Tottenham at home, maybe you don't deserve to win the title, but we've got home support in those games and the other games are all winnable. So I'm quite confident."

Liverpool played out a 0-0 draw with bitter rivals Everton in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.