Carra's word of warning

"I don't want to sound defeatist but it's going to be difficult to break into the top three," he admitted. "It's still only Rafa's second season here and we haven't got the resources of Chelsea or Manchester United.

"We've got to look for the 70-point mark and that would get us fourth. Obviously we want to win the league but it would mean a big jump to go from 37 points behind Chelsea to above them.

"Maybe the year after, we can add another 10 or 12 points and keep pushing so in the next couple of years we can go for the title."