Liverpool put behind them the disappointment of previous games to hammer struggling Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 to further dentSpurs’ hopes of a top-four finish.
Mohamed Salah was restored to the Reds’ starting line-up after his public spat with Klopp last weekend and he reciprocated in kind scoring the first goal.
Andy Robertson, Cody Gakpo and Harvey Elliott were also on target as Liverpool kept their Premier League title hopes mathematically alive.
Richarlison and Son Heung-min replied late on for Tottenham, but the damage to their chances of Champions League football next season was already done.
Klopp’s men are guaranteed to finish no lower than third and closed the gap on leaders Arsenal to five points with two games remaining.
Spurs have now lost four consecutive games to leave Ange Postecoglou’s men still seven points adrift of fourth-placed Aston Villa with just nine left to play for.
Tottenham realistically need to win all of their three remaining games, including at home to title-chasing Manchester City, to have any hope of finishing above Villa.
But on this form they may even struggle to see off Burnley and Sheffield United as Spurs have collapsed after a highly promising start to Postecoglou’s reign.
The Australian admitted after a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea on Thursday that his message was not getting through to his players and there was no reaction from the visitors until it was too late.`
Klopp will take charge at Anfield just one more time when Wolves visit on the final day of the season.
Postecoglou introduced Richarlison and James Maddison as part of a triple change on the hour mark and the visitors were transformed in the final stages.
Richarlison swept home Brennan Johnson’s cross and then teed up Son to score for the fifth consecutive game against Liverpool.
Alisson Becker needed to produce a vital stop from Richarlison to prevent a grandstand finish in seven minutes of added time.
But Tottenham’s response was too little, too late to help their ambitions of joining the Reds in the Champions League next season.
Liverpool Hammer Tottenham To Revive Fading Title Hopes
