(Reuters) - A resurgence in form is unlikely to help Liverpool qualify for next season's Champions League as fourth-placed Manchester United are unlikely to slip up on the home stretch, manager Juergen Klopp said on Friday.
Liverpool are on a five-match winning streak that lifted them up to fifth in the Premier League, four points behind United who have a game in hand, but Klopp does not expect their rivals to drop points.
"We have to keep teams behind us. We have 59 points and United has 63, so we can get 71 maximum . United needs eight points in five, from 15 I think they will do that. "For us the plan is finishing as high as we can, now that means fifth but that is not given. Sixth is not given. Aston Villa, Tottenham , Brentford are all fighting for that and so are we."
"He is an incredible part of this team and I would have loved to work together with him even longer," Klopp said.
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