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Liverpool had fallen off the pace after six successive home league defeats
They are now just two points off fourth-placed Chelsea with eight games left
Liverpool easily saw off Arsenal while Chelsea had a shock 5-2 loss to West Brom
Jurgen Klopp claimed in March it would be almost impossible to get top-four
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has admitted Liverpool could finish in the top-four after their 3-0 victory over Arsenal.
With other results going for them over the weekend, Jurgen Klopp s side now sit just two points off fourth-placed Chelsea in the hunt to make next season s Champions League.
Jurgen Klopp says it is almost impossible for Liverpool to finish in the top four this season, as the Reds boss warned of huge financial losses after lamenting insane mistakes for costing them in the hotly-contested race.
Liverpool have made a pitiful attempt of defending their domestic crown this season, with injuries and an uncharacteristically blunt attack seeing the Premier League champions fall to sixth in the table.
They are currently five points adrift of Thomas Tuchel s resurgent Chelsea in fourth and face strong competition from West Ham, Everton and Spurs in challenging for qualification into European football s elite competition.