Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits beating Aston Villa on Tuesday night would be perfect for Saturday's FA Cup final against Chelsea.

The Reds slipped up in the Premier League title race with a 1-1 draw against Tottenham on Saturday, leaving three points behind Manchester City.

And Klopp knows a win over Villa would be ideal as Liverpool look towards the FA Cup and Champions League finals.

"Whatever happens tomorrow night, if we win it would be helpful mood-wise, if not we have four days to create a mood until the cup final," Klopp told a pre-match press conference.

"It's a cup final, it's a one-off now. In an ideal world you win all the games and you are always in a great mood. A lot of times we have to respond on setbacks and that's what we have to do.

"Not thinking about a setback now but, yes, in our situation, the only chance to win things is to win all our football games.

"That's a tough task with the schedule but we still give it a try, by taking it one by one and not now thinking already about the cup final."