Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp says Champions League complacency would 'be silly'

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Jürgen Klopp has insisted that Liverpool have proved that they can cope with pressure after their 4-0 demolition of West Ham on a "perfect afternoon" at the London Stadium all but confirmed a top-four finish.

Liverpool know that only a victory will do today against West Ham United. However, with Middlesbrough at home being their last game of the season next Sunday, it looks as though the Reds have passed the hard test to reach their objective. I am really expecting a big game for us with the same kind of adrenaline and motivation as it was against Spurs.

He said: "The first thing the players said when they got into the dressing room was "one more time, one more game".

Liverpool will be heavy favourites to beat Middlesbrough, but Klopp warned his players to stay focused. I think obviously at the start of the season, you want to go out and win trophies and we've fallen short in that department this year. They are third, a point and a place above Manchester City, having played a game more.

Coutinho added two to the tally against a crumbling home side and Divock Origi closed the account with Liverpool's fourth.

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"He was never a winger, he's always kind of a playmaker, it's not interesting where he's coming from, he needs to be at one point, in the decisive area in the middle of the park", Klopp said. The Liverpool striker is a proven goalscorer in the Premier League, but the former Chelsea man has had injury issues.

Finishing in the Top Four remains a must for Klopp as he tries to engineer a champion at Anfield, and few will care how the Reds made their way to the UEFA Champions League when the bright lights shine down next Fall. It's all good. I thought his timing was brilliant - Roberto out, best training week, really good and part of everything.

The Liverpool boss was without his influential goalscorer for the visit to West Ham, but the Reds hardly missed him as they ran out 4-0 winners.

West Ham, in comparison, failed to show up, and manager Slaven Bilic will be bitterly disappointed with his side's performance in their final home game of the season.

"We didn't do it". 'We have to be honest about it.

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