Jurgen Klopp is hoping that a month off for many of his top talents, not to mention a pre-season 2.0 in Dubai, will help reset the Liverpool squad ahead of a pivotal second half of the campaign.
Now, according to Opta’s supercomputer, the Reds are likely to achieve their minimum Champions League qualifying target after having a 76.2% chance of making the top four.
The Merseysiders have been assured that Champions League football may not even be necessary in their search for Jude Bellingham in the summer (as Christian Falk told The Anfield Wrap, via Yahoo), although there’s no telling. denying that the availability of the best European football in 2023/24 would hardly hurt things in that regard.
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The bad news is that we are not in a position to win the title as we only have a 1.6% chance, which is to be expected given the 15 point gap that separates us from league leaders Arsenal.
Consistency married to a good start to the rest of the campaign could quickly change perceptions around our hopes of securing our 20th league crown, of course, although it must be emphasized that Manchester City and the Gunners are comfortably in the lead.
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