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Ex-Liverpool striker Michael Owen expects his former club to finish 5th after winning the Merseyside derby on Sunday.
The Reds are now seven points ahead of sixth-placed Chelsea, but when predicting the final order of the top 6, Owen suggested that Everton could even move ahead of Liam Rosenior’s side by the end of the campaign:
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“Well, you’d have to say that Man City have just gone slight favourites now, so I probably say: Man City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Liverpool.”
“I think Everton still could squeeze in [to 6th place]. Chelsea have still got a couple of hard games to go, and all’s not well at Chelsea at the moment. So, there’s a there’s a good feel about Everton. Maybe Everton could sneak in.”
Owen is confident after the Merseyside derby
The former England international says the 2-1 victory at the Hill Dickinson Stadium has given Arne Slot’s team a “cushion” that should help them secure Champions League qualification.
Owen claims Virgil van Dijk’s last-gasp winner could prove to be very important in the grand scheme of things:
“I think it’s a big result for Liverpool. Not just that result, but results in the last couple of weeks around Liverpool have been favourable as well. That cushion of seven points now, because Liverpool have got Villa, Chelsea, Man United, there are some tough games to come.”
“If the result had been reversed yesterday, Everton being two points behind with those games to come. It would have been a very nerve-racking end to the season, but those seven points now are a lovely cushion.”
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What are the odds of Liverpool sealing a CL spot?
Statisticians Opta have given the Reds an 88.87% chance of finishing in the top 5, with Chelsea’s odds having decreased to just 5.24% after the weekend’s results
Slot’s men need nine points from their final 5 league games in order to be guaranteed Champions League football next season.
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