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Brendan Rodgers insists Sunday should be a day of celebration at Anfield – even if Liverpool FC don’t get the “miracle” they need to clinch the Premier League crown.

The Reds’ hopes of glory hinge on them beating Newcastle United and Manchester City losing at home to West Ham.

Rodgers believes a Hammers side, which will include ex-Liverpool duo Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing, are capable of stunning title favourites City.

But whatever happens on the final day, Rodgers says both players and fans alike should be proud of a thrilling campaign which has ended the club’s five-year absence from the Champions League in style.

“Do I believe in miracles? Always,” Rodgers told the ECHO.

“It’s certainly not over. The expectancy around the country – without being disrespectful to West Ham – is that Manchester City will win.

“But West Ham have some really talented players. Guys like big Andy has great quality.

“If you can go to Tottenham and win 3-0 you can certainly go to Manchester City and win. They have a good defensive record and are a very difficult team to play against.

“We can only take care of ourselves and if we do our job I’ll be happy. We need to win our game and then see where we finish up.

“We have a 5% chance of winning the league on Sunday. That’s the same chance the statistics guys will tell you we had at the beginning of the season.

“We are somewhere no-one expected us to be. It’s been a huge success for us – an incredible season.

“We are getting ready to finish the season well and to celebrate putting Liverpool back on the world footballing map.”

Liverpool are one goal short of recording 100 league goals in a season for the first time since 1895/96. The last time a top-flight club was this prolific and didn’t land the title was Tottenham back in 1963.

Rodgers’ men have dropped just eight points at home all season and manager is determined to ensure they sign off in style.

“Anfield has been a real fortress for us this season and we want to give the fans something to go away and be happy about,” he added.

“They have really bought into what we’re trying to do and made Anfield a wonderful place to play. If we can get 16 wins out of 19 at home that would be a great return.

“The number of goals we’ve scored shows you how this team has progressed over the past two years. From finishing with 47 goals in 2011/12 to hopefully breaking the 100 barrier. That shows the positivity of how we’ve played the game and the creativity in the team.”

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