Frank Lampard insists Liverpool and Manchester City are title favourites and not Chelsea.
Reds manager Jurgen Klopp declared Chelsea as title frontrunners over the weekend.
But speaking ahead of his side's clash with Krasnodar on Tuesday, Lampard dismissed the German's statement.
"I'm not sure anyone actually went for it," he said of Klopp's comments.
"Liverpool and Manchester City seem to be pretty much everyone's favourites and rightly so with the form they have had over the past three or four years and how they have built up their squads.
"Even with injuries, you look at the squad Liverpool put out last night with players missing and it's a very good side. Tottenham and Manchester United are in the frame too.
"It's his opinion and he is entitled to it but I think it's clear where we are at - we are in good form but we have players who have just come into this league or younger players.
"Some teams like Liverpool and City have had success with very established Premier League players who have been performing to a high standard for several years.
"We are trying to get there and reach that and that is going to take lots of consistency over the coming months."
