But Newcastle are also a big threat in this race as they are right between these teams. They also have two matches missing plus they are five points ahead of Liverpool. It looks like Liverpool's job is very difficult here.
Basically it's difficult for them to be consistent, because there are only two teams that can consistently do better and they are in a title race like Arsenal and Manchester City. So, the teams that are competing for the top four spots can never have a winning streak and will not have a losing streak either.
Thus, the team that has better results in the next few matches will certainly be the team that has the greatest chance of finishing in fourth and fifth positions. For Liverpool this season is not so good, so I think Liverpool should focus more on overtaking Newcastle first. Because if they target to finish in the top four, then obviously it is a difficult job for Liverpool.