´Playing for Liverpool is about winning trophies´ – Berger backs Reds in quadruple chase

Patrik Berger is delighted to see Liverpool in quadruple contention as the former Anfield hero reminded Jurgen Klopp’s side there is an expectation on them to lift trophies.

Liverpool overcame Chelsea in a marathon penalty shoot-out to win the EFL Cup in late February, and they remain hot on the heels of Premier League leaders Manchester City.

Klopp’s men sit just a point behind Pep Guardiola’s defending champions, who they face on league duty at the Etihad Stadium on April 10, and again at Wembley six days later in an FA Cup semi-final.

The Reds also have to contend with a two-leg Champions League quarter-final against Benfica, either side of their first clash with City, while they return to action after the international break at home to Watford on Saturday.

Berger played for Liverpool from 1996 to 2003, lifting the UEFA Cup and FA Cup in the 2000-01 season under Gerard Houllier.

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“As a player, you want to win everything and if you are at Liverpool the football club is about that, it’s about winning trophies,” Berger told Stats Perform.

“They have already won one, and they are still in the race for the other three. It’s a great time for them, for the players, for the manager, for the supporters and for the football club.

“At the end of the season you want to compete for every single trophy you can, and they are in that position right now, and I’m sure they’re all happy and ready to compete for every single one of them.”

Former Reds captain Sami Hyypia urged Liverpool to not get ahead of themselves and take one game at a time heading into the decisive part of the season.

Asked about the Reds’ schedule and quadruple hopes, Hyypia told Stats Perform: “It’s still interesting, but you can’t look too far ahead, you have to look for the next game and win the next game, that is it.”

The 2005 Champions League winner added: “It’s nice to talk about it now, but we will see, we will see what is going to happen.”