Jurgen Klopp has spoken about the financial importance of qualifying for the Champions League next season.
This time last year, the Reds were on the cusp of claiming their first league title in 30 years as they left all their main rivals in their wake.
This season for many different reasons which have been been regularly documented, it has been a much more difficult campaign.
Due to these circumstances, rather than repeating the title success, clinching a top four berth has been become a main objective for Jurgen Klopp and his side this season.
Liverpool face a major test of those credentials this evening when they face Chelsea who are also in the top four race after overcoming a sluggish start to their season.
And with Man United and Leicester faltering in recent games, this clash has grown in its importance. That is, indeed, a tight situation, so everybody in the UK that is eager to place a bet should monitor the situation carefully.
Klopp outlined his thoughts of where his team is currently placed per the Mirror.
“We all understand this situation - that’s it pretty much.
“It's not that the owners called me and said 'if you don't qualify for the Champions League then this or that will happen', because we are all in this situation together, we all understand.
“The main reason for qualifying for the Champions League was always for financial reasons. For the club it’s about- about finances and this year is no different. Of course it will be very important absolutely.
“But that it is so important cannot change things. I hope people still see that we do our absolute best and try absolutely everything to make it happen.”
Klopp says it is only natural that top players want to play in the elite club competition and his main goal when he arrived in England was to get Liverpool a seat at the top table again.
“You want to excite players to join you...at the beginning (when I arrived at Liverpool) it wasn’t like this.
“I'm sitting here and players (I was talking to) have offers from clubs who were playing in the Champions League and it was like, 'ok, sorry we can only offer nothing or the Europa League."
In terms of league form, the first couple of months in 2021 can only be described as dismal.
It seemed everything that could go wrong did so, however a little bit of blue sky is starting to peep through from the storm clouds and an opportunity now presents itself.
“I think a week ago we were out, now we are around again so for us the challenge and the job is clear.
“We have to win games, as many as possible, to make it in the top four. Since I was in England, first year we had no chance, then two years later we had a fight with Chelsea to get to the Champions League.
“But there are other teams; our neighbours, Tottenham, West Ham, Leicester, and maybe United not really involved any more.
"City is already gone. For the neutrals exciting, for the Liverpool fans exciting, maybe not as we want, but we will give it a proper try.”
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