Liverpool’s late surge for Champions League football gathered more pace as they leapfrogged Leicester into fourth place with a hard-fought 3-0 victory at Burnley on Wednesday.
Liverpool raced back into the Premier League top-four for the first time in over three months as the Foxes are on the verge of missing out on Uefa elite competition for a second straight season.
The victory lifts Liverpool above Leicester on goal difference and into the top four for the first time in three months,
Brazilian Roberto Firmino grabbed his sixth away goal of the season as Liverpool took the lead at the end of a pulsating opening half.
Youngster Nat Philips soon doubled for the visitors and substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain sealed a vital fourth successive league win for the Reds, to put them in the Champions League spot.
Liverpool welcome Crystal Palace next in a must win encounter, while third place Chelsea will travel to Aston for their last league game of the season.
A win for Liverpool and Chelsea means Brendan Rogers’ men will have to wait for one more season to fight for a place in Champions League football as they face a tough test against Spurs on Sunday.
The Foxes will be hope Chelsea or Liverpool slip up in their last game, while they pick a win at home to make the final cut.
