Liverpool vs. Chelsea: Jurgen Klopp’s Key Quotes from Pre-Match Presser

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is insistent his side still have a lot to play for in the Premier League, and he is aiming for the Reds to finish as high as fifth at the end of the 2015-16 campaign. 

The Anfield outfit currently lie in eighth place with two games remaining—five points back from fifth-placed Manchester United—and they have May 18’s UEFA Europa League final to think about against Sevilla in Basel.

Speaking on Tuesday ahead of the Reds’ Wednesday home clash with Chelsea, Klopp said he still has lofty ambitions for the English top-flight season, per the Liverpool Echo’s James Pearce:

Klopp: “Our league position isn’t fixed. Fifth is still possible. We will try everything for sure.”

— James Pearce (@JamesPearceEcho) May 10, 2016

He added that many of the players who were rested for Sunday’s 2-0 win over Watford—which came three days on from Liverpool’s Europa League semi-final—will return to the starting lineup, per Joe Mewis of the Daily Mirror: 

We’ll bring the fittest players. We had a few changes in the last game now most of the players who play tomorrow had a normal week.

Then we’ll make a squad for Sunday, then make a squad for Basel. We do it all the time like this. 

What I’ve learned is to rotate! When you’re a young manager, it’s not easy to do this. We’ve used our experience.

Klopp also said his long-term goal with Liverpool is to win the Premier League …

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