Steven Gerrard is targeting a “perfect finish” to seal a shock Champions League place for Liverpool.
The Anfield team have recovered from a poor start to reach a season-high sixth in the table, seven points behind fourth-placed Chelsea with nine games to go.
The Blues have a game in hand but Liverpool will reach 72 points if they win their remaining games and skipper Gerrard said: “Hopefully it’s not too late.
“We will need to produce the perfect finish to sneak in the back door. The top five places are the target. Let’s see what happens in other big games that are not in our control.
“Hopefully the teams above us will slip up. All we can control is our performances and our consistency and hopefully we will finish strong.
“Liverpool don’t belong in seventh, eighth or ninth in the table. We want to push for the European places year after year.”
The Reds have won their last three League games and have lost just once in seven outings.
