EPL: Leeds Utd Dent Liverpool Top Four Hope

  Leeds Utd Dent Liverpool Top Four Hope By Admin Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw away to Leeds United on Monday in a match overshadowed by the furious response to the Merseysiders’ planned involvement in a breakaway European Super League. The draw left sixth-placed Liverpool two points adrift of fourth-placed West Ham in the Premier League. The Reds opened the scoring before the interval through Sadio Mane only for Diego Llorente to equalise with his first Leeds goal, a header from a corner, three minutes from time. The top four in the Premier League at the end of the season are usually the four English clubs guaranteed a place in next term’s UEFA Champions League. But even if the six-time European champions, Liverpool, finish in the top four, they may be banned from the tournament following their  collision course with UEFA, the continent’s football governing body, after emerging as one of 12 teams who have established plans to form the ESL. Under the proposals, 15 founder members would compete in the 20-team tournament every year without having to qualify. Supporters from both Leeds and Liverpool protested outside Elland Road prior to kick-off, while a banner in the stand said: “Earn it on the pitch. Football is for the fans.”