Liverpool FC are title contenders - Luis Suarez Liverpool striker Luis Suarez believes his side are one of a number of teams capable of winning the Premier League title this season. With reigning champions Manchester United sat in eighth place in the table, their rivals have taken advantage of the slow start from the Red Devils, with the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool enjoying decent starts. It is the Gunners who set the early pace having beaten the Reds in their last outing in the Premier League, but at present the Merseyside outfit are batting at the top end of the table. Suarez has been pleased with Liverpool's start and feels the race for the English crown this season is wide open. He toldRMC: "This season we started well, with the desire and hope. We do not have to compete in the European Cup which allows us to concentrate 100 per cent on the championship. "The Premier League is very tight this season and anything can happen against anyone." Meanwhile, Daniel Sturridge is hoping that Suarez will remain at Anfield as he looks to build on a prolific start to the season alongside the Uruguay international. The Reds duo have established themselves as a potent combination since Suarez's return from suspension, and the former Ajax forward recently likened his partnership with Sturridge to the one he enjoyed with Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar during his time in Amsterdam. Suarez was the subject of two failed bids from Arsenal during the summer, and Sturridge admits he is concerned by the ongoing speculation about his strike partner's future on Merseyside. "It’s great to play with him, we give defenders problems and we both play differently, so it’s good to have a strike partner you can bounce off," the England international toldtalkSPORT. "It’s going to great for him and everybody wants him to stay and it’s up to Luis to decide what he wants to do. "We as a club, the fans and the players, everybody wants him to stay, but if Luis wants to decide it’s best for him to move on then that’s the way it’s got to be. But I think everybody wants Luis to stay and I’m sure that he will." Of their partnership, Sturridge added: "We get on well and that’s the most important thing really. There’s no rivalry there or any hidden agendas, we just go out there and work hard. "That’s the most important thing, we’re not individuals, we’re a part of Liverpool football club and the team is more important than the SAS strike force or anything else. It’s about the club and the fans."