Liverpool defender Steve Finnan is relishing the prospect of facing Chelsea this weekend as the Reds look to get back into the top four.

Rafael Benitez's men picked up their first Premier League win of 2008 with a scrappy 3-0 victory over Sunderland last weekend.

They travel to Chelsea on Sunday looking to build on the win against Sunderland and Finnan insists they must improve their results against the top three in the league.

"We've got a big game coming up next Sunday and we've got to get as many points as possible to try and get in that top four," said Finnan.

"These are games you relish as a player. You want to be playing against the top clubs and hopefully it will bring out the best in us.

"We need to do better away at these grounds because we haven't really done that well at them in recent years, but hopefully the win against Sunderland will give us the confidence to go and get a result at Chelsea."

Finnan admitted the atmosphere at Anfield was strange against Sunderland as they struggled to break down their struggling opponents in the first half before running out 3-0 winners.

"The boss obviously rotates a lot and it's nice to get on and be part of a good win," added Finnan.

"We needed that and it might have been a bit of a scrappy first half but I think we deserved it in the end.

"It was a strange sort of atmosphere in the stands and on the pitch, especially in the first half.

"But once we got the goal in the second half it lifted everyone and we went on from there and got the victory we were looking for."

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