Michael Owen believes Liverpool's next five fixtures in the Premier League are season-defining as they battle for a place in the top four.
Liverpool's win over Wolves on Wednesday night at Anfield has moved them to within six points of Tottenham Hotspur in fourth with a game in hand over Antonio Conte's men.
Jurgen Klopp's side have picked up 10 points from a possible 12 to catapult themselves back into the thinking for the Champions League spots, but face a very tough fixture list coming up.
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The Reds take on bitter rivals Manchester United on Sunday before travelling to relegation threatened Bournemouth the following weekend.
Liverpool then don't play in the Premier League for three weeks due to the FA Cup and the international break, but take on Manchester City at the Etihad on Saturday, April 1 - three days before taking on Chelsea in west London.
To end that tough week, league leaders Arsenal visit Anfield as they look to maintain their push for the title.
Owen told the Premier League: "If they're no further away from the top-four after that run of those fixtures, then they'll do it [finish in the top four], I'm convinced of it.
"They could be out of it after those [matches], if they go on a poor run. They could be 10, 12 points adrift with eight games to go."
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