Garcia tips Reds to make top four

Former Liverpool attacker Luis Garcia has backed the club to make the Champions League next year as they enter the final stages of the season.

The Reds currently sit fourth in the Premier League, four points clear of Manchester United but having played two games more.

They have a huge Merseyside derby coming up this weekend but their recent form has picked up after disastrous January.

Jurgen Klopp’s side will be without Adam Lallana for a month after he suffered a thigh injury with England, but Garcia, who spent three seasons at the club, believes they will secure a top-four finish.

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He said: “I think it’s still there (Champions League qualification for Liverpool).

“It was the target at the beginning of the season and it’s the one they have to continue working for.

“I think the team is ready for it, it’s true they had a down period during the first part of 2017 but I’m sure of the reaction they’re going to have.

“We know what (Klopp) is capable of doing with this team and they’ve shown it before during the first part of the league.

“I don’t have a doubt that if they continue working the same way they will be in the top four at the end of the season.”