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Jurgen Klopp's hard work begins now that Liverpool finished in the top four

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Steve Nicol evaluates what Liverpool need to do over the summer in order to manage their return to the Champions League.

The hard work starts now for Jurgen Klopp. The Liverpool manager has taken his team into the top four, and that is an impressive achievement, but the next few weeks will determine whether qualification for the Champions League is a staging post for success or an aberration. It will take significant strengthening of the squad to enable the German to compete in Europe and consolidate Liverpool's position in the Premier League.