"Maybe we should get a couple of sendings off or bookings," said the Liverpool boss. "There's a pride thing and we want to get into it with our performance level and it's highly unlikely we'd get that route.
"It's the top three countries and we're fourth. It's not something I would be keen on. I want to get there through the right means. If we have to have a year where we are not in it, it's going to give us an opportunity to push on.
"It was a long journey in the Europa League this year. Don't get me wrong, we enjoyed it and we were disappointed when we came out of it, but I think down the Fair Play route means the competition starts even earlier. I
"'d prefer to be in it by qualifying through the league or winning a trophy. If it's not that way then, we as a club are better suited to realigning our focus to domestic cups and the league."
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