Jurgen Klopp focusing on ‘massive task’ ahead as Liverpool target top-four push

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is targeting success across a key run of games (Manu Fernandez/AP)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is targeting a decisive week early next month which he believes will define not only this season but the next.

His side’s exit from the Champions League after a 1-0 defeat in the Bernabeu saw them lose 6-2 on aggregate to Real Madrid, leaving them with just the option of securing a place in the Premier League’s top four to seal qualification for the European competition.