Newcastle United striker Callum Wilson has backtracked on his claims that Liverpool are not back in the race for a top four finish in the Premier League.
After beating Everton and Wilson's Newcastle, Liverpool were said to be back in the race for a Champions League spot, but the Magpies striker poured cold water on that.
However, after humiliating Manchester United on Sunday evening, Liverpool moved above Newcastle in the league and just three points behind Tottenham in fourth place.
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At the end of February, Wilson said this about Jurgen Klopp's side: “You’re asking me are Liverpool back? What do you want me to say?
"They have won two games after the last couple of weeks and like I’m saying we technically let them win, it was a poor performance from our point of view."
After watching Liverpool demolish United, Wilson offered an apology to the Reds on the Footballer’s Football Podcast: "I apologise for saying that Liverpool aren’t back. They’re back with a bang! Anything I say at the minute the universe shows the opposite.”
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