Jamie Carragher has called for an end to the boardroom squabbles which he feels are harming Liverpool's chances of winning the Premier League.Co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett currently appear to be at loggerheads, with the former also recently criticising chief executive Rick Parry.

Liverpool will finish the season without a trophy following their Champions League semi-final defeat to Chelsea, and the Reds have again failed to mount a challenge for the domestic title.

Carragher admits the club can expect success in Europe every season and feels it is time for the off-the-field disputes to stop.

"United won the title last year and spent £50million," Carragher told reporters. "If Chelsea don't win the league this time then they will probably go out and spend £100million.

"We've done okay in Europe since Rafa came, but it's not as if we are going to get to the Champions League final every year, so the important thing now is to improve domestically.

"That's hard when Chelsea have got someone like Roman Abramovich, but what we've got to do at Liverpool is get things sorted out about the ownership issue so that plans can be put in place.

"It's important we get everything sorted concerning ownership and plans for the future. The best clubs are the ones where you don't hear about things going on behind the scenes.

"That was always how Liverpool was run and that's what we want to get back to next season with people talking only about the football.

"It's important the football is the main thing at any club and that's what the supporters want, too. They want to hear from the players and the manager and no-one else."

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