Shaqiri calls on Liverpool team-mates to learn from Bayern in the pursuit of title

Xherdan Shaqiri has called on his Liverpool team-mates to learn from Bayern Munich in the pursuit of their first league title since 1990.

Liverpool are top of the table after four wins and were tipped in pre-season as one of the main contenders for the Premier League title along with defending champions Manchester City.

Shaqiri spent nearly three years at Bayern, winning two Bundesliga titles, one Champions League, a European Super Cup, two German Cups and the World Club Cup.

'Liverpool need to have the goal to play for titles,' said Shaqiri, who joined Liverpool from Stoke for £13million in the summer.

'They are a big team. Big teams have to have the goal to win titles.

'It's difficult in the Premier League because you have a lot of big teams, so competition is there. You need to have a really, really good season to compete.

'At Bayern they only have the mentality of winning titles.

'Liverpool are one of the biggest teams in the world. Last year they had a very good year. Sadly they didn't win a title but now we try to make a step forward and win honours. That's the most important goal now. To win titles.'

Shaqiri admitted that manager Jurgen Klopp makes the players aware of what they are able to achieve while pointing out who their rivals are.

The 26-year-old: 'We need to keep working hard. We are still a young team. Every player wants to go forward and try to be better and to help this big club to be successful.

'To be successful you need to play for titles. That has to be our aim.

'I knew the coach before I came, I knew the football. It was not a surprise for me. Of course it's a big change from Stoke to Liverpool. But I know how to be in a big team because I played at Bayern and at Inter Milan.

'The manager wants us to work hard on and off the pitch. Of course everything is not always perfect. He demands a lot from us.

'Tottenham have a lot of dangers for us. They are a big team. But we will go there and try to win. That's the most important thing.

'Is it easier to play for titles rather than fight against relegation? It's two different situations. Of course it is difficult to play for survival.

When you play for titles you are not so stressed in your head. That's always better.'