Liverpool have achieved their first objective for the season by ensuring they have something to fight for at the business end of the campaign, according to Jürgen Klopp.

The German now wants to see his side giving everything in the hard-fought battle for Champions League qualification over the course of the four games that remain.

The Reds currently occupy third place in the Premier League, a point ahead of fourth-placed Manchester City, who have the same cushion over local rivals Manchester United in fifth. Both teams have a game in hand.

And Klopp is relishing the challenge he and his team face as they attempt to secure a return to Europe's top table.

He said: "I think when we met here months ago at the beginning of the season, when we were first or second in the table and all that stuff, I said the only thing we can do is to be in the battle for the interesting positions at the end of the season. 

"The end of the season is now, of course, it is the last month of the season and we are in the battle. So what else do we want? 

"Yes, it would be nice if we had 10 points more and fight with Chelsea for the title, but that’s not for us obviously in this moment. 

"So we have to fight for what we can fight for and that’s a Champions League place. That’s really, really interesting, to be honest."

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The former Borussia Dortmund coach also dismissed suggestions that the pressure Liverpool now face is anything but a positive given it means they can still meet an important target this term.

He added: "Is there more pressure? No! It’s the pressure you create by your performances and if we would have now 50-something points we would fight for nothing. 

"Without pressure, playing football then, you would ask do we already plan the [next] season? Yes, we do, but still [we] concentrate and focus on this season. 

"In this moment, three or four days before the game, it is only positive, there's nothing else. 

"Will there come pressure? Yeah, of course, on Monday before the game, nobody will feel like it is a friendly game, it's a very important game. 

"We need to be ready for this but we were often enough ready for this so nobody should be in doubt that we [fight] there or whateever. 

"In this moment, everything for us is possible, and that’s what we should try to show."