Jurgen Klopp has surprisingly suggested that Liverpool’s Champions League qualification is still not assured and that Tottenham could catch them.
The Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton ended in a 2-0 loss on Wednesday, severely hurting their chances of taking home the championship.
The Gunners and Manchester City both appear unlikely to lose a lot of points until the end of the season, despite the fact that the Reds are still within striking distance of Arsenal at the top.
As Liverpool prepares to host Arsenal this Sunday and welcome Manchester City to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the penultimate game of the season, they will be hoping that Tottenham can pull off a couple of favors for them.
Klopp will be hopeful that Ange Postecoglou’s team can win those games because neither City nor Arsenal have a strong record at Spurs Stadium.
Jurgen Klopp is worried Spurs could catch Liverpool
However, curiously, the German has now suggested that Tottenham could potentially catch his side and qualify for the Champions League at their expense.
After his side’s loss at Goodison Park, the Liverpool boss said on BBC Match of the Day: “We need them to lose games and historically they don’t do that. Arsenal didn’t look very weak last night. We have to play better, that is it.
“We need points. We are not safe in the Champions League. Tottenham have played a lot of games less than us.”
I do not think either Villa or Tottenham are going to catch Liverpool unless the Reds have an unbelievable collapse in the next four matches. The race for fourth place is between Villa and Spurs, with the Midlands club currently in the driver’s seat
