Jurgen Klopp hopes competition change can give Liverpool break from league form

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes a Champions League tie can help turn around their woeful form (Phil Noble/PA)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes a change of competition will give his side a break from their wretched Premier League form which has put their chances of a top-four finish in jeopardy.

A sixth successive home league defeat, this one to struggling Fulham, left the Reds well adrift of Champions League qualification having played more matches than their rivals above them.