Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp left the door to a top four push after their rout of Leeds United.
The Reds won 6-1 at Elland Road to leave them nine points outside the top four with eight games to play.
"I think a little bit of a problem between this season and that season is that they [teams above] are a bit further away," he added.
"Where we end up I don't know but it will go on after this season, so we need all the games to understand.
"The games are super important. If we can't get anything this season, then we have to build on good performances from this last part of the season.
"I have no clue if we can get close, but I don't think it's too important. I would like to see us with the same desire, the same passion, the same understanding that we showed tonight."
