He said: "Liverpool haven't won the league for 12 years, so I think that winning the Champions League is probably a step too far.
"The first step is to win the league, the best team wins it after 38 games and you can't complain about good luck or bad luck then.
"By then you have seen the best team in the league. We haven't done much at this club for the last 12 years, so this is the main target for the lads."