Jurgen Klopp Calls For Focus As Liverpool Bid To Seal Top-Four Spot.

Source: https://sports.ndtv.com/football/epl-jurgen-klopp-calls-for-focus-as-liverpool-bid-to-seal-top-four-spot-1851157

Liverpool have to get at least a point against Brighton to ensure Champions League football

Manager Jurgen Klopp on Saturday warned Liverpool to forget about the Champions League final as they aim to qualify for next season's tournament by holding off Chelsea on the final day of the Premier League campaign.

Klopp's fourth-placed side sit two points clear of fifth-placed Chelsea and, given their vastly superior goal difference, they should seal a top-four finish if they avoid defeat against Brighton on Sunday.

A Liverpool win at Anfield would render Chelsea's result at Newcastle irrelevant and condemn last season's champions to play in the Europa League for the first time since 2013.

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