LONDON – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is not taking the Premier League’s bottom side Bournemouth for granted on Saturday, even as his team are on a high following the thrashing of Manchester United.

The Reds’ 7-0 win at Anfield last Sunday will be remembered for a long time, but crucially, the victory hauled the team back into the running for a top-four finish.

Klopp’s men are in fifth place on 42 points, three behind Tottenham Hotspur.

They can move into the Champions League spots for a few hours at least should they beat Bournemouth, as Spurs – whose goal difference is inferior to Liverpool’s – host Nottingham Forest in a later match.

But Klopp has warned his men against complacency ahead of the game on the south coast.

“There’s no better mood-booster than a good game for us. Of course you see it in training,” he said.

“We had consistency in the league in the last five games (four wins, one draw) but confidence is a fragile little flower and we have to make sure we keep that.”

On the top-four race, he added: “We have to chase and challenge everyone. The main thing is going to Bournemouth and playing a game there.

“I watched the way they play and it can be really uncomfortable for teams. They play a different system and we don’t play at home. We have to show consistency and make sure we create the atmosphere on the pitch.

“We might fight for the Champions League spots but the fight for staying in the league is just as exciting. I’m sure Bournemouth will fight like crazy.”

Despite the huge boost from last weekend’s win, Liverpool’s last meeting with the Cherries serves as a warning that one spectacular performance does not necessarily turn a season around.

Bournemouth were annihilated 9-0 at Anfield in August, but the Reds then went on to win just one of their next four league games.

However, after a season of frustration, Klopp’s men do appear to be getting their act together in time to secure Champions League football for a seventh consecutive season.

Five consecutive clean sheets have been the bedrock of their charge and Klopp said: “We need more (clean sheets), that’s the basis for everything. The way you defend gives you the stability to attack. The performance is something we have to build on.”

The German will also feel positive about a new-look front three of Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah, who stole the show in spectacular fashion as all three scored twice against United.

Nunez and Gakpo did not have smooth starts when they joined in the summer and in January respectively, but have begun to hit the ground running.

“For Cody, his contribution is obvious, same for Darwin,” Klopp said. “Scouting can never be perfect, you only really know a player when they are around, but we were really spot on in these moments.”

The Liverpool boss also confirmed that Thiago Alcantara, Luis Diaz and Joe Gomez are still sidelined with injury.

Bournemouth will head into the match on the back of a disappointing 3-2 loss to leaders Arsenal, in which they let a two-goal lead slip.

The defeat means that the Cherries are rooted to the bottom of the Premier League, below Southampton on goal difference, but they are just one point behind 17th-placed Leeds United.

The aim for manager Gary O’Neil on Saturday will be to end a five-game winless streak in all competitions at the Vitality Stadium, where they have conceded 12 goals and scored only five during that run.

Matias Vina, David Brooks and Junior Stanislas are all out because of injury. AFP