Liverpool legend Ronnie Whelan expects a top four finish this season.

Whelan insists Jurgen Klopp WILL take Liverpool back into the Champions League next season.

Whelan believes the club's move to hang their hat on manager Klopp for the next six years is a sound investment rather than a gamble.

He told the Mirror: "I don't see this as a gamble at all. To me, it makes sense because it's based on what the club have seen already.

“Jurgen Klopp has already proved he is succeeding and transforming Liverpool in the short time he has been there. I was very happy with the progress made last season.

“I'm pretty confident that will continue again this coming season and the squad now is a strong one.

“I think Liverpool will finish in the top four and be back in the Champions League. The club have made a ­statement about how they see the long term and it's one that I'm right behind."