LIVERPOOL manager Jurgen Klopp has declared that the club will do everything to earn a UEFA Champions League spot for next season.
The Reds were eliminated from Europe’s elite competition last night following a 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid that led to a 6-2 aggregate loss in the round of 16.
Liverpool are currently sixth in the Premier League, four points off the fourth place that will guarantee a Champions League spot.
“The Champions League is the competition and we want to be part of it every year. That’s a massive task for us, we all know that. When we come back from the international break we have a proper football week ahead of us,” Klopp said after last night’s defeat.
Liverpool’s next three Premier League fixtures are against Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal, and Klopp believes how his side fare in these big games will shape the rest of the season, especially with some of their injured players due back.
“I would say, with three games: City, Chelsea and Arsenal, which will then probably define what we get out of it,” he noted.
“People might say we lost it in Bournemouth, but I think this week is a pretty decisive one, so we have to hope now the boys come back healthy.”
“And early enough, in the right shape and then we will try it. Our job is to squeeze absolutely everything out of this season what is possible. It’s a strange one. Our recent two games, obviously a sensational performance against Manchester United, which is a real good football team.
“And then a really bad performance against Bournemouth, which is a good football team as well, but we should not lose this kind of game. It put us then under more pressure.
“If we could have three points then I think everybody really could have felt, or smell our breath, if you want. There is again distance because other teams won their games… it is clear, we want to be top four, but if we can do that, we will decide on the pitch.”
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