Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has reiterated the club’s intention to take the Europa League seriously this season, having missed out on Champions League qualification.
The Reds finished fifth in the Premier League last season, their lowest in any of Klopp’s full campaigns in charge, and didn’t secure a place in Europe’s top competition for 2023/24 as a result.
But a difficult period saw Liverpool fall as low as mid-table in early February and they were still eighth and seemingly struggling even to make it into Europa at all as late as April. It was only a run of 23 points from the final 27…
