"I'd love to think we can be there and win the Premiership next season," said the Reds' all time record appearance holder.
"It's been such a long time that I think it has to be a priority for everyone at the club. I honestly believe we're not that far away. We were a number of points behind last season but there came a point when we knew we couldn't win it and so perhaps concentrated more on the Champions League.
"Next season we must make a good start and show a greater consistency in our league results. If we can do that then we can definitely be up there challenging."