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A good finish to this season will bode well for Liverpool

A good finish to this season will bode well for Liverpool

Liverpool recorded a 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace on Sunday in the Premier League to move within six points of the top-four. The game looked to be heading for a draw until the 96th minute when Belgian striker Christian Benteke was brought down in the penalty area and scored the resulting spot-kick.

The win made it two consecutive wins in the Premier League for Jurgen Klopp’s inconsistent side. The Reds are denied a chance to build on that win this weekend though, as due to the FA Cup quarter-finals the side from Merseyside do not have a game.

By the time the Reds play again in the top-flight, fourth-place Manchester City could have extended their lead over the Reds to nine points, although Klopp’s side will still have a game in-hand.

Liverpool have been a frustrating watch for their fans this season. One game they are superb the next awful. The two-game mini-run will have raised spirits amongst the Liverpool faithful, but Reds inconsistent performances earlier this season in an inconsistent league look set to rule them out of a top-four finish this season.

However, if they can enjoy a good run of form until the end of the season, then maybe they will be able to start next season in a far more confident manner. Boss Jurgen Klopp will no doubt not be happy with the way his side’s performances have varied in quality this season.

Klopp is likely to shake-up his squad in the summer and the Reds are likely to come back a different team next season.

Premier League
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Arsenal 83 36 26 5 5 60
2
Manchester City 82 35 25 7 3 54
3
Liverpool 78 36 23 9 4 43
4
Aston Villa 67 36 20 7 9 20
5
Tottenham 60 35 18 6 11 11
6
Newcastle United 56 35 17 5 13 22
7
Chelsea 54 35 15 9 11 11
8
Manchester United 54 34 16 6 12 1
9
West Ham 49 36 13 10 13 -14
10
Bournemouth 48 36 13 9 14 -11
11
Brighton 47 35 12 11 12 -4
12
Wolverhampton 46 36 13 7 16 -11
13
Fulham 44 36 12 8 16 -4
14
Crystal Palace 40 35 10 10 15 -12
15
Everton 37 36 12 9 15 -11
16
Brentford 36 36 9 9 18 -8
17
Nottingham Forest 29 36 8 9 19 -18
18
Luton Town 26 36 6 8 22 -29
19
Burnley 24 36 5 9 22 -35
20
Sheffield United 16 36 3 7 26 -65

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