00:00As we head into the latter stages of the Premier League season, it looks all but certain that Liverpool will
00:07get Champions League football next year.
00:11The top five clubs from the Premier League will qualify for the Champions League next campaign and Liverpool look set
00:19to have secured their spot within the top five.
00:25It did look touch and go for the Reds on Merseyside for a while, but now they're on the backs
00:30of Aston Villa in third place.
00:32Liverpool fans will take finishing third after a rocky up and down season so far, but third place and qualifying
00:40for next season's Champions League will hold them in good stead for the summer transfer window as well.
00:46Here's what manager Arne Slott said last time out.
00:48Because all the things we've experienced this season, you could write a book about it, as I said earlier.
00:57Did anyone ever thought we would say this eight or nine months ago, end of April, to say that Alexander
01:04Ezek scored his first goal for Liverpool at Anfield?
01:08That sums up this season, of course, a lot.
01:12That an unbelievable striker has had such a long time with injuries, not being available to play and now scoring
01:22his goal.
01:23But it's really nice that he scored one because when we signed him, we knew he could score goals and
01:31that's what he showed today.
01:32And many times this season, we've had better chances than we had today.
01:37But yeah, that's why it's also too important to have players that can score also goals like this, because that
01:42can give you a big lift in a game.
01:44And that's what we've missed for eight or nine months because he wasn't available.
01:49And when he was available, as we all know, he was available.
01:53But wasn't at the level he can be.
01:58Meanwhile, for the Blues on Merseyside, David Moyes will be hoping to guide Everton to European football next season.
02:07Technically, the Toffees could still qualify for Champions League football, but would need other results to go their way as
02:15well.
02:15However, the club will have their eyes on Europa League football next season at a minimum and potentially qualifying for
02:21the Europa Conference League as well.
02:24This is what David Moyes had to say.
02:27Well, I think what it is, is it tells you, you know, if you're going to try and be successful
02:31in the Premier League, you're going to need physical stature in places.
02:35And sometimes, you know, you're having to play players because of that, requiring that to be able to accommodate not
02:42conceding goals, maybe helping you score goals.
02:44And let's be fair, today, Thomas Suchek might not be, you know, the first pick as a technical football player.
02:51But because he can score and because he can head it out of the other box, he becomes really important
02:55in the team setup.
02:56Thanks for the help.
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