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Harvey Elliott claims Liverpool “want to go out with a bang” in Jurgen Klopp’s final two games.
Liverpool cemented a top-three finish with their impressive victory over Tottenham at Anfield and the Reds are back on track after a difficult few weeks.
They have qualified for the Champions League, after missing out last season, and can clinch their joint-fifth highest points tally in a 38-game season if they win their final two games to reach 84.
They have Aston Villa away on Monday followed by Wolves at Anfield on the final day and Elliott called on his team-mates to make them memorable.
“Recent weeks haven’t been good enough and we wanted to achieve a lot more, but with the crowd behind us, in the last two games, we want to go out with a bang,” he told the Reds website. “We just want to win both of them.
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“We have Champions League football next season, that’s where this club belongs and deserves to be. There’re going to be more special nights and hopefully we can put it right next season again.”
Elliott, 21, was outstanding in the 4-2 win over Tottenham and he set up Cody Gakpo for his header before curling home the fourth from 20 yards out into the top corner in front of the Kop.
He has four goals and nine assists this season and claimed Liverpool wanted to deliver a performance after taking just five points from their previous five games.
Elliott scored a stunning goal in the win over Tottenham (Liverpool FC via Getty Images)“We came here for redemption really,” he said. “I think we had a point to prove in this game after recent weeks and we did that definitely.
“We came here with a plan and we had to come here to turn things around, especially at Anfield.
“The home crowd were behind us from the first minute and the boys showed that.”
Mohamed Salah also produced his best display since Brentford in mid-February following his furious touchline bust-up with Klopp at West Ham the previous weekend.
Salah scored his 25th goal of the season to open the scoring on his return to the starting line-up and was effervescent for Liverpool.
Elliott’s screamer was the pick of Liverpool’s goals and he says he dreams of scoring worldies like that.
“I’ve been practising it in training and stuff like that,” he said. “In recent games, I’ve hit the bar and hit the post and stuff.
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“I thought it was going to go over, so I’m just happy it dropped in. It’s good. It’s what a kid dreams of. You go to bed dreaming of it and you wake up in the morning wanting to achieve the dream.
“Any goal in a Liverpool shirt is special, but to do it at the Kop end, and the way it went in with the crowd behind, was amazing.”
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