Jurgen Klopp called for Liverpool to be "a pain in the backside" for the teams at the Premier League summit after the Reds beat Aston Villa 3-1 on the competition's return on Monday.
Liverpool cut the gap to fourth-placed Tottenham to five points by winning an entertaining affair at Villa Park, as Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Stefan Bajcetic netted.
While Klopp concedes the 15-point gap which separates Liverpool from leaders Arsenal may be insurmountable, he says their primary focus is to put pressure on the league's top four.
"Look, we have to be a pain in the backside for everybody. That's how it is. Of course, we have to chase," he said at Monday's post-match press conference.
"We are not in the best position, there's a difference between us and other teams, we all know that. The first two [or] three are maybe too far away. If they win all the games, then we have no chance.
"We have to do our part, we have to do our part and that means winning football games and we will see how close we can get."
Liverpool have never failed to finish in the top four during Klopp's six full seasons in charge, and while the German accepts some of the teams above them have enjoyed terrific campaigns, he remains hopeful regarding their chances of catching them.
"Of course, it must be the target to qualify for the Champions League, and for that we have a lot of games to go for and we all have to go through difficult moments in games, between games, after games, all these kind of things," Klopp added.
"For today, we got three points and that's the best way to get closer to these spots. Of course, we go for that, there's no doubt about it.
"All the teams up there played an exceptional season, but as long as we can see them, we will fight for getting it. That's it."
Liverpool's opening goal saw Salah convert a low cross from Andrew Robertson, who was picked out by an outstanding pass from fellow full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The right-back only played 33 minutes at the World Cup, but Klopp said there was no need for his staff to pick him up after his disappointing campaign in Qatar.
"I think with Trent, everything is fine. I don't think he expected to make all the games in the World Cup with all the players Gareth [Southgate] has available," Klopp said.
"He was there for his country and contributed as well as he could. He didn't like to not play, but he was not especially down and we had to pick him up, the situation was pretty clear and that's fine.
"Now he came back and got ill, that's not cool, that's why he couldn't play at [Manchester] City. And now he was available, but for him it was especially hard."
Al-Nassr 3-1 Al-Khaleej: Ronaldo nets twice and passes up penalty in cup semi-final
Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the scoresheet with two goals as Al-Nassr beat Al-Khaleej 3-1 to reach the final of the King Cup of Champions on Wednesday.
Ronaldo scored either side of half-time as Al-Nassr teed up a final clash with Saudi Pro League leaders Al-Hilal, who beat Al-Ittihad 2-1 in the other semi-final on Tuesday.
The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star took advantage of an error from opposing goalkeeper Ibrahim Sehic to open the scoring 17 minutes in, then tapped home at the second attempt to make it a double shortly before the hour mark.
That goal could have made it a hat-trick for the Portugal star, but he passed up the chance to take a first-half penalty after Ivo Rodrigues handled in the area, Sadio Mane instead stepping up to blast his kick into the top corner.
Fawaz Al Terais was on target late on for Al-Khaleej, but that proved a mere consolation in a one-sided affair which saw Al-Nassr rack up 21 shots and 3.78 expected goals (xG), with their opponents managing just nine shots totalling 1.37 xG.
Data Debrief: Ronaldo's mini drought over
Ronaldo was frustrated against Al-Khaleej in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday, but he was back on song against the same opponents on Wednesday to end his mini drought of two games.
While Ronaldo's 43 touches were the fewest of any outfielder to start for Al-Nassr, he managed seven shots, five shots from inside the area and four dribbles – all game-high figures.
Al Ittihad 1-2 Al Hilal: Holders into King's Cup final
Al Hilal overcame Sergej Milinkovic-Savic's red card as Saud Abdulhamid's late goal sealed a 2-1 victory over Al Ittihad in the King's Cup semi-finals.
Without Karim Benzema, Al Ittihad ultimately lacked the firepower to make their numerical advantage count in Tuesday's clash.
Former Lazio midfielder, who joined Al Hilal as part of their spending spree last year, received a straight red card in the 42nd minute.
Al Ittihad's Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah cancelled out Micheal's opener, but Abdulhamid popped up with the winner in the 81st minute.
Al Hilal are 10-time King's Cup winners, having won their 10th title last season.
The Saudi Pro League leaders, who are still without the injured Neymar, will now face either Al Khaleej or Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr in the final at the end of May.
Data Debrief: Malcom in the middle
Al Hilal might be missing their star Brazilian Neymar, but his compatriot Malcom is delivering when it comes to playmaking.
The former Zenit attacker set up both of Al Hilal's goals, creating three chances in total and registering a pass accuracy of 92.6 per cent, better than any of his team-mates.
Former Spain boss Del Bosque to oversee RFEF
Former Spain boss Vicente del Bosque will oversee a new committee supervising the RFEF.
Spain, which is due to be one of six host countries for the 2030 World Cup, announced the creation of a special committee until the federation holds elections to replace Luis Rubiales.
That is despite Pedro Rocha having this week been appointed as Rubiales' replacement, though he himself is under investigation amid a corruption probe.
Rubiales was dismissed following his unsolicited kiss on Jenni Hermoso during the Women's World Cup trophy ceremony in 2023.
The federation's former president was then arrested in early April as part of a corruption investigation.
Del Bosque led Spain to three consecutive trophies, winning the European Championships in 2008 and 2012, while also leading the team to their first World Cup success in 2010.
Prior to his time with the national team, he also won two Champions Leagues and two LaLiga titles while in charge of Real Madrid, where he made over 400 appearances as a player.
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