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Jurgen Klopp claims Liverpool know the problems they must address in the summer – and has urged his side to retain the mentality of a “top team”.

The Reds earned only their second win in 11 games when beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Anfield on Saturday night.

That poor run saw them eliminated from the FA and EFL Cups and slip out of the top four for the first time since September.

Liverpool have been bolstered by the return of several players from injury in recent weeks and have Sadio Mane, who scored both goals against Spurs, back after a month away with Senegal at the Africa Cup on Nations.

And Klopp believes consistency – and the right mindset – will be the key to Champions League qualification this season.

“It should not be in doubt what we really want and that we have really tried everything,” he said. “If we have made some mistakes in the season, we already know it but we can only sort it at the end of the season.

“That’s what we want – to get everything that is possible out of this season and yes these boys are really able to do some outstanding, fantastic things but obviously we have to do them more consistently.

“That’s how a top team needs to think. At this moment we are in the top of the league, or around it, and that’s good. Now we need to carry on.”

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Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino has praised Liverpool on several occasions this campaign, saying they were the best team his side had faced and possess one of the best squads in Europe.

And when such praise was put to Klopp, the Reds boss said: “We showed this in the season.

“You know that when the season was 12 weeks old, in September and October, we were really flying and people were saying to me: ‘Oh my God, can you be champion?’

“If we played like this all the time, probably. If not, it will be difficult.

“Yes, we are able to do some really good things, but sometimes things need time.”