By hammering relegation-threatened Leicester, Jurgen Klopp increased the pressure on Newcastle and Manchester United as Liverpool closed in on the Champions League berths by one point.
Thanks to a brace from Curtis Jones in the first half and an incredible goal from Trent Alexander-Arnold in the second, Liverpool won their seventh game in a row and qualified for the European Football Championship.
Despite the fact that fourth-placed Manchester United and third-placed Newcastle both have a game in hand on Klopp's squad, Liverpool is the overwhelming favorite to win their remaining two matches against Aston Villa and Southampton due to their current momentum.
Klopp remarked, "I've been in that situation before. You hope the team that is pursuing you loses so that you are relieved of that strain. We have faced situations in the past where we were required to keep winning.
"I anticipate Newcastle and Manchester United to act similarly, but it's our responsibility to keep them on their toes with our current form." We play Aston Villa at the weekend, which will be quite challenging.
But we made it to Europe, which was something I didn't think was possible six or seven weeks ago. There was only one way to get there, and we took it by dominating every match. It's insane.
If Everton defeats Wolves on Saturday and the Foxes lose at Newcastle the following Monday, Leicester, who are two points behind, will be demoted. The home fans, many of whom left well before the final whistle, were yelling, "We are going down" and "You're not fit to wear the shirt."
"I wouldn't question our fight or attitude, but if you lose at home while fighting relegation, I understand why fans react in certain ways," stated Dean Smith. We'll remain up, I still think.
We will try our possible best to do so, and I think surely we will still remain up.
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