QPR can avoid the drop, says Harry Redknapp

Harry Redknapp insisted his QPR side could still avoid relegation, despite a heavy 3-0 defeat by Liverpool on Sunday. QPR are bottom of the Premier League at the moment and they have recorded just one top-flight win this season. QPR are eight points from safety following the loss to the Reds. QPR are the 15th top-flight team to have 10 or fewer points from 20 games. The previous 14 all went down. "I still believe we will get out of trouble," said manager Redknapp. "You mustn't give up. You've got to keep going and if we can get one or two new signings in then it might make the difference. If we can find the right people as well as getting Bobby Zamora fit, which would be a big bonus for us, I think we can get out of trouble." Redknapp took charge at Loftus Road in November following the dismissal of Mark Hughes. QPR face a trip to third-placed Chelsea and Redknapp's former club Tottenham, who are fourth, in their next two league games. But the manager remains confident: "It's going to be hard but I really believe we will do it. There's plenty of game left. It is not impossible. We have to believe we can go on a run of winning games. I'm still upbeat, I'm not down about it. I still believe we can do it. Chelsea and Tottenham are flying and they are our next two games but you never know in football. You can't give up. I only want upbeat people around me. As I said to the players, 'don't come here moping around me'. I don't want to see substitutes moping because they are not playing." Harry Redknapp added: "If they were that good they would be playing and wouldn't be bottom of the league. Get on with it. Let's see some fight and stick together. Let's see the attitude being right. If we all do that there's no reason why we can't go on a run. There are some teams down there in trouble and eight points is not insurmountable." Two goals from Luis Suarez and a Daniel Agger header, all in the first half, handed QPR their 12th defeat in 20 league games at Loftus Road on Sunday. "It was a disappointing opening half hour," said Redknapp. "I felt we improved in the second half an awful lot. It was damage limitation at half-time. You have to make sure you are not beaten by seven or eight that's the situation I was faced with at half-time. We didn't concede anymore goals in the second half and that was important." Despite their poor results, QPR are not the main favourites for relegation at Bet365. The bookies have Reading at 2/9 and QPR at 1/4, while Southampton are priced at 6/5 to go down this season.