Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah insists there can be no excuse for missing out on Champions League football. The 30-year-old admits the team has failed and let fans down this season with a fifth-placed finish.
Eddie Howe's Newcastle United head already clinched a top-four place with Monday night's goalless draw with Leicester City at St James' Park, and Manchester United's 4-1 win over Chelsea on Thursday night means fourth place is now out of reach for last season's beaten finalists.
Jurgen Klopp's side have underperformed all season and it was only their current 10-match unbeaten run - which included a sequence of seven victories - which gave them a remote chance of qualifying for Europe's elite club competition. But their participation in the Europa League, the first time Klopp has not made the top four in a full season at the club, has left Salah frustrated.
