Liverpool defender Joel Matip has insisted that the club needs to be in the Champions League next season.
The Reds have not been able to get into Europe’s Elite competition in recent years qualifying for the competition just once in seven years much to the dismay of most Anfield faithfuls who have seen the club suffer inconsistencies in the Premier League.
However, Jurgen Klopp who arrived at the club in 2015 has managed to help turn Reds into a dominant figure in England although the side have been criticised for their lack-lustre displays on several occasions.
Matip who also joined the club last summer believes they must finish in a top four position this term, he said: “Before the season I did not expect something like this, I just wanted to concentrate on the games and I did not have a target,”
“But now we are in this position, we want to try to keep it and get more and more.”
“A club like Liverpool belongs in the Champions League, so we will fight to stay or get there. With all its trophies and history, it is one of the biggest clubs, everybody knows this. Big history, big club.”
“Everybody knows something about Liverpool, it speaks for itself, this is Liverpool. It is such a great club with this history.”
“I want to play in the Champions League because then you play against the biggest teams and the biggest players and everybody will enjoy this.”
