Trent Alexander-Arnold has admitted that he and his Liverpool teammates are disappointed with their current situation but has insisted that ‘assessing’ their problems can wait until the end of the season.
The Scouser knows that the Reds’ main aim is now to finish in the top four as they prepare for Sunday’s ‘big’ clash against Manchester United at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp’s men are currently six points behind fourth-placed Spurs with one game remaining at the north London outfit.
“Of course, as a team we would have expected to have a much better season, to be in the title race and trying to win the league, but that has not been the case this season,” said the England international. he told the Liverpool Echo (via Rousing The Kop). “It’s one of those, we’ll evaluate what really went wrong and what happened at the end of the season. Not one to dissect for half the year.
“We have to focus on the task ahead and our goals have probably changed a bit. We still want the top four and that’s what we all want as a team, as a player, as a club. That’s where we need to be and we need to give everything we can to make sure we’re in the Champions League next year.
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“There’s always a weird transition period in the season where you’re between objectives. Whether you’re pushing for the league or fighting for the top four, there’s always an odd air about it. But I think now we fully understand what our task is now and that is to go and get the top four.
“That is our goal, that is our goal and we have a clear vision. That’s our goal and as a team we believe it’s doable and as a team we just have to go there and produce it and that starts with us. We started with a good set of results, especially the last four league games and then obviously it’s a big one on Sunday.”
We had aspirations at the start of the season to return to competing on all four fronts, but Klopp has already admitted that this is a campaign to forget.
Strengthening our team in the summer is imperative if we are to compete seriously next season, but we must first finish the current campaign strong.
Beating United on Sunday would send a great message to the rest of the teams around us vying for the top four as we prepare for games against Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal in the coming weeks.
Erik ten Hag’s team will travel to L4 full of confidence as they are still in contention to win all four possible trophies.
Let’s hope we can put in a great performance and get all three points against the Red Devils.
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