Jurgen Klopp is of the opinion that Liverpool does not deserve to qualify for the Champions League place next year.
Jurgen Klopp admitted that he does not see Liverpool as a deserving team for the Champions League next year. A striking 1-1 draw against Newcastle on Saturday left them out of the contention box of qualification.
Currently sixth, the Reds had an easy target to slip into the top four as they faced the Magpies at Anfield. With Mohamed Salah’s record-setting goal, Klopp’s men almost put their feet in the qualification.
However, a dramatic ending to the game put Liverpool in a tough spot ahead of the end of the campaign. Callum Wilson was denied of his injury-time goal, but super-sub Joe Willock ruined the match for Klopp’s side with a late equaliser.
Klopp received questions regarding Liverpool’s European campaign for the next season. The German boss told BT Sport: “If you deserve, you deserve it.”
“I didn’t see us deserve it today playing Champions League next year.”
Klopp added: “We scored a wonderful goal, didn’t finish the game off. Didn’t play enough.”
“A counter-attack can happen but we had to just keep going, keep the ball and make them run. We kept them alive and they deserved the goal. They scored the one before, unlucky for Wilson but it is handball. We don’t even take this present. Really tough to take.”
“Why it happened, I don’t know.”
“We had to keep the ball. In a specific way, we don’t fight enough. Keep ourselves in a position where we dominated the game. We had 70% of the ball, we should have 80%. We created a lot of chances, didn’t score with them, so we have to create more. That is how it is. We don’t do that well at the moment.”
“They fought for it and we got nothing pretty much, but a point. It feels like a defeat.”
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