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Liverpool's win at West Ham could be the spark their Champions League hopes needed, no matter what Jurgen Klopp says

LONDON -- On a night when the Premier League title was being decided in Manchester, Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool were many miles away, both literally and figuratively. They needed to come from behind in east London to rescue their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season. Those hopes, even after a narrow 2-1 win at West Ham United, remain hanging by a thread.

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There is no doubt it will be an uphill battle. Still trailing six points behind Manchester United and Newcastle United, who both have at least a game in hand, Klopp continues to publicly dispel any notion of a race for the top four.