Liverpool star Emre Can claims that the kind of football the Reds have played recently shows that they have continually improved since the arrival of Jurgen Klopp.

The 22-year-old further claims that consistency has been the Reds' Achilles heel this season but indicates that their game style when on song clearly shows they are a serious side under the guidance of the German.

"You should not only look at the standings," he told Kicker.

"We still have to play one, two matches more than the teams ahead of us, we can still gain a few spots. Thus we have achieved something under Jürgen Klopp.

"You should look at the football we have played in recent weeks. We've made a huge step forward as a team and have put in good performances most of the time.

"A berth in an international competition clearly has to remain our goal. Our problem is that we are just not consistent enough.

"We follow up two good matches with one bad match too often. We need to manage to be consistent for a longer period of time. This also applies to me."