Henderson rates Liverpool's chances of catching Man Utd after five straight wins

Jordan Henderson has shared his thoughts on Liverpool’s chances of overtaking Manchester United after his side won their fifth game in a row.

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Jurgen Klopp’s team registered a 1-0 victory over Fulham on Wednesday thanks to Mohamed Salah’s first-half penalty.

The result means Liverpool are now just four points behind fourth-placed United in the Premier League in the battle for Champions League qualification.

Liverpool, fifth, have played two extra games than United and have just four top-flight fixtures remaining.

Quizzed about putting pressure on the current top-four teams, Liverpool captain Henderson said: ‘I doubt it.

‘I think if you look at who is ahead of us, they are very good and quite far ahead.

‘I think we’re just thinking about us and our performance levels. Hopefully we can be a lot more consistent when we come back after the summer.’

Speaking more generally about the victory over Fulham, Henderson added: ‘It’s always difficult to win games in the Premier League.

‘Five on the spin is very good. We’ve shown more consistency. We need to continue that until the end of the season and carry it on into next season too. A clean sheet is something we’ve been looking for.’

Klopp, meanwhile, told Premier League Productions: ‘Very happy. Super strong opponent. It was tricky until the end. Five games in a row is good. I liked it a lot.

‘They had a big chance so could have scored. We had moments in the first half we should have scored.

‘That’s how it is. You have to create. I saw big fight, really good spirit and the boys who came on were flying into the challenges.

‘Of course we can control the game in these moments better but we can improve. We have played much worse in the past.

‘Alisson was close to crying with a clean sheet. It’s pretty rare for us this season! It’s very nice, especially for him.’

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