Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists qualifying for the Champions League this season would be “one of the biggest achievements ever”. The Reds boss knows how his comments about last term’s Premier League champions’ current campaign will be greeted in some quarters, but is unwavering in his assertion securing a top-four spot would be “absolutely massive”. Injuries to his three centre-backs Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip left Klopp having to play a patched-up defence for most of the campaign but they were still top of the table at Christmas. Asked how big playing in Europe’s elite club competition would be next season, Klopp told Sky Sports: “Massive, absolutely massive. “It will be a tough one but qualifying for the Champions League should be tough.

Source: Express May 17, 2021 18:56 UTC