Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah says he is “shocked” by the club missing out on next season’s Champions League berth, adding there is “absolutely no excuse”.

Liverpool will finish fifth and play in next season’s Europa League.

“We let you [fans] Fall with ourselves,” said Egypt international Salah, 30.

Liverpool won seven of their last eight games and were in contention for fourth, but ultimately could not make up for their inconsistent form for much of the season leading up to that game.

United need only take one point at home against Chelsea in their penultimate game of the season to confirm their Champions League place and join champions Manchester City, second-placed Arsenal and Newcastle United. Season England’s teams participating in top European competitions.

“We had everything we needed to get into next year’s Champions League, but we failed,” said Salah, who was part of the Liverpool side that won the title in 2018-19 but lost last year’s final to Liverpool. real Madrid.

“We are Liverpool and qualifying is the bare minimum.

“Sorry, it’s too early for an uplifting or optimistic post.”

Liverpool got off to a promising start by beating Manchester City in the Community Shield, but have won just two of their subsequent eight Premier League games.

Before their recent upturn in form, they were poor away from home in the top flight, losing three of their eight away games to relegation-fighting Nottingham Forest, Wolves and Bournemouth, while they were at home in the league. Only beaten by struggling Leeds United.

Liverpool were handily beaten by Real Madrid in the last 16 of this season’s Champions League, while they lost to Brighton in the FA Cup and Manchester City in the fourth round of the League Cup.

Salah, who signed a lucrative new three-year deal with Liverpool last summer, has scored 19 league goals this season, including six in 14 games leading up to the 2022 World Cup and 23 after the World Cup. Scored 13 goals in one game.