Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted that it would be one of his “biggest achievements” if he was to guide his side to a top four finish in the Premier League this season.
Jurgen Klopp said: “It would be massive, absolutely massive. It would be one of the biggest achievements ever. I know how that sounds. I know. But it is the truth. Everybody sees it like that. If you wanted to write a book about a season and wanted to be depressive afterwards you would probably take this season. You would read it and think ‘wow, that happened and then that happened!’ Most of the things that don’t go into the public. We really have had a lot of things to deal with, but here we are. Whatever has happened this year it has still given us the chance to hold our destiny in our own hands with two games [left to play]. We are looking forward to the game with Burnley; it is a different mindset and a different mood, but we know how tough it will be. It will be the first time for ages that supporters have been inside the stadium at Turf Moor. Sean Dyche is a proper competitive guy. The team lost against Leeds pretty clear, so they will want to strike back. It will be a tough one, but qualifying for the Champions League should be tough, so I have no problem with that. We just have to make sure that we are ready. We have two days to prepare for it, somehow.”
With Klopp having challenged his players to make their most of their last two matches and urge them to keep their foot firmly planted to the floor in a bid to break into the top four, Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel could be the ones that deny him that ambition. A win for the Blues at home to Leicester tomorrow evening would see them move on to 67 points, four clear of Liverpool ahead of their clash with Burnley 24 hours later.
