Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists last season's Champions League qualification was a huge achievement.
Klopp has claimed Liverpool's third-place finish last season is 'just as big' as the club ending their 30-year wait for a league title because injuries reduced them to playing "with no defence".
Speaking about their troubles last term, Klopp told BILD: "The biggest problem was that we had to play without a defence.
"Van Dijk, Matip and Gomez are out. It took us until we could deal with it. Our structure was just gone. We couldn't play what was normal for us before.
"Third place is just as high as the championship title the year before."