Michail Antonio boldly claims his high-flying West Ham side will finish ABOVE Liverpool in the Premier League this season, ahead of their clash at Anfield next Sunday

Michail Antonio has boldly claimed that West Ham will finish above Liverpool in the Premier League this season.

West Ham, who have made a brilliant start to the season, have lost just once in their opening five games despite losing captain Declan Rice earlier this summer.

Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side have started the season equally well, boasting an unbeaten record so far and currently sitting three points ahead of the Hammers.

However, the real test of West Ham’s credentials will come when the two sides meet at Anfield on Sunday, where David Moyes’ men could see a real milestone if they walk away with three points.

And Antonio is so confident of a result this weekend that he believes the Europa Conference League champions will finish ahead of Liverpool.

Michail Antonio (left) has boldly claimed that West Ham will finish above Mohamed Salah’s (right) Liverpool in the Premier League this season

“I’m backing myself over Liverpool,” Antonio said on the channel Football podcast for football players. ‘You know what, I think we’re going to finish higher than Liverpool this season. I’ll put it there.

Antonio (below) made the bold claim on the Footballer’s Football Podcast with Newcastle striker Callum Wilson (above)

‘I watched the game (Wolves vs Liverpool) because it was before our game and Wolves could have run away with it! They had quite a few chances. We have them this weekend and it’s a six-pointer. We have them!’

Reacting to the prediction, Newcastle United striker Callum Wilson said: ‘Michail, wake up. I think he’s having one of those dreams again.’

There is also a possibility that West Ham and Liverpool could meet in the final stages of the Europa League if both teams progress far enough in the competition.

However, Wilson is not convinced Liverpool will prioritize competition over the Premier League, suggesting a meeting with West Ham is unlikely.

Wilson added: “There are some big teams in the competition this year, like Liverpool. I don’t see you winning this year, but I wish you the best of luck.’

But when pressed for a prediction on who he thinks will win the Europa League, Wilson joked: ‘West Ham! “I don’t want to be too harsh on West Ham, because I only don’t like Michail, and not the West Ham fans.”