Klopp delighted as Liverpool close in on Champions League

CAIRO-20 May 2021: "We are back on track." That is how Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp said after his team's 3-0 win over Burnley to jump to the fourth position, with one game remaining in the Premier League campaign. 

 

The Reds are level on points with fifth-placed Leicester City but they have the upper hand thanks to goal difference. 

 

"I couldn't be more pleased, to be honest. I never expected that. It's not that I take this for granted, I knew this season is for us an incredibly tough, tough season." Klopp said after the game at Burnley. 

 

Roberto Firmino, Nathaniel Phillips and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored Liverpool's goals against Burnley to secure an important win that could secure Liverpool's spot in the UEFA Champions League next season. 

 

Klopp added "If we win on Sunday then probably – it depends on the result of Leicester or Chelsea – then we are probably qualified for the Champions League. It's insane that we came that close, but we are not through." 

 

Liverpool will host Crystal Palace at home in the last game of Roy Hodgson's career as a manager after the head coach of Crystal Palace decided to step down by the end of this season. Also, Leicester City will be in a difficult mission as they host Tottenham Hotspur and they need to defeat the Spurs and wait for a negative result for either Liverpool or Chelsea. 

 

On the other hand, Chelsea, who are one point ahead Liverpool and Leicester City, will travel to Birmingham to face local giants Aston Villa and the Blues need the three points to avoid any unexpected surprises.