Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has revealed that the club’s Champions League chances are not realistic, Sportivationng.com reports.
The Reds earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Fulham courtesy of a Mohammed Salah’s penalty just before halftime.
Klopp’s men have won their last five matches in the Premier League to make a late push for Champions League qualification.
They are now four points behind fourth-placed Manchester United, who have two games in hand.
Klopp has played down his side’s chances of making it to the Champions League.
“No. I don’t feel it like that but it means nothing. It’s about probabilities,” said the Reds boss when asked whether finishing fourth was now realistic.
“If Newcastle and Manchester United win all their games, we have no chance. If Brighton win all their games, they are ahead of us. That’s the situation.
We just have to win our games and see where it takes us.
“At the moment I’m happy with our direction. We just have to keep going and in the end we’ll look at the table and take what we can get.”
Only Manchester City have taken more points than resurgent Liverpool in the last six matches.
Up next for Liverpool is a home clash against Brentford on Saturday.
Salah will hope to continue his scoring streak at Anfield, he has now scored for the eighth home game in a row.
He is the first Liverpool player to score in eight consecutive home appearances since Luis Suarez did so between April 2013 and January 2014.
