Liverpool striker ,Federico Chiesa, has said the team should.count themselves fortunate to be in the Champions League next season.
Chiesa, who scored in Liverpool’s 4-2 win over Sunderland in Nashville, said: ‘Right now, I am happy here at Liverpool. I love the club, I love the fans, I love everything. I am doing the best I can to have a chance here.
‘And then we will see. At the minute, the only thing I am thinking about is Liverpool.
‘It is always a fresh start at the beginning of the year. Maybe there have been too many fresh starts. But I don’t care, I am trying to do my best for this new manager. Last season under Arne Slot, I was trying to do my best.
‘Last year I felt ready for a bigger role, then it depended on the coach whether he wanted me to play or not.
‘Of course I wanted to play more but it is what it is. The gaffer decided to do so, he had his game plans, he took his decisions, I have nothing to say about that. It is football. This year, let us say it is a new chapter. There is a new manager and I have to focus on that.’
Chiesa said the team were lucky to even get in the top five. He added : ‘Liverpool deserves more. Two years ago, we were Premier League champions. Last year, we almost went out of the Champions League spots.
‘We were battling for fifth, which was enough at the time but as we know usually only four go in. We were lucky. It was a tough season last year and this season we need to do better, in the Champions League as well.’
