A nice routine win over Bournemouth. The sort of result which is becoming refreshingly familiar under Klopp?

Definitely, yes. It’s the latest in a long line of routine home wins over the bottom teams, with Watford dispatched 5-0 before that, Newcastle 2-0 before that, and West Ham 4-1 before that. In times gone by, after a European game midweek, Liverpool would have dropped points, but no more.

It bodes really well for the future that teams come to Anfield and don’t have a sniff that they might be able to get something. We have seen similar with Manchester City this season – teams turn up at the Etihad already beaten, and are happy to lose as long as it’s only by a couple of goals, rather than a bucketful.

If the attitude from the away side is that as soon as the first goal goes in it’s the end of the contest, it makes the task much easier.

I think we are starting to see that with Liverpool consistently, too, although there is still room for improvement. While Liverpool are unbeaten in the league at Anfield since April 2017 when they lost to Crystal Palace, there have been six home draws in the Premier League this season. Some of those need to be turned into victories for a title challenge to fully be on the cards, but it’s a very good start.

There is no reason why that cannot become the case. With full-backs in Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold bombing on and causing problems, a front three scoring 82 goals between them and counting this season, and Naby Keita to come to add more dynamism in midfield, there are plenty of reasons for optimism to build on an already promising situation.

I’ve just had a look back at a View From the Kop I did around a year or so ago, where we were talking about the top four being out of Liverpool's hands, worrying about a trip to Watford, and discussing whether expectations of Anfield crowds can count against Liverpool when they play at home. How far we have come in a relatively short space of time.

Mohamed Salah now has 40 goals, the first Liverpool player to reach that tally since 1987. Where does he rank in the players you've seen at Anfield?

Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool celebrate the first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Norwich City at Anfield on December 4, 2013 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

He is right up there, that is for sure. Steven Gerrard is the best player I have seen, and I am just about old enough to remember the 2004/05 season which ended with Istanbul, to give you an idea of some of the players I have had the privilege of watching.

Luis Suarez was unbelievable, but Salah is going to surpass his league tally playing from more of a wide area, and the same can be said of Fernando Torres, even at his peak, when he was one of the best, if not the best, number nines in the world.

At the moment, I would say Salah is on a par with Suarez and is right up there, but he needs to do it over a few seasons to cement himself towards the top of that list. I see no reason why he can’t do that, either.

When you think at the start of the season he was missing chances from fairly straightforward positions, there is still room for improvement. He will be more of a marked man next year, of course, but he has the ability and the speed to evade that special attention.

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He also has the benefit of playing in a team where defenders have other players to worry about too. The opposition cannot afford to spend all their time keeping tabs on him, otherwise Roberto Firmino or Sadio Mané will pop up and cause damage, so he should continue at least at a similar level.

If Salah wins the Champions League for Liverpool and then goes on to have a good World Cup with Egypt, he should be right in contention to win the Ballon d’Or. The Player of the Year in this country should already be wrapped up in my opinion, which is saying something considering the level that Kevin de Bruyne has been at.

Salah has a ceiling as high as he wants it to be, and can fulfil that potential at Liverpool. At the moment, he has to be at least considered equal to Suarez and Torres in recent history after just one season, but in future, there is no doubt he can surpass them.

Despite West Brom lurking, all eyes are fixed on Roma now. The best possible draw or a banana skin which the Reds should be wary of?

Liverpool FC club Ambassador Ian Rush (L) and AS Roma Sporting Director Ramon Monchi shake hands as they pose with the Champions League trophy after the draw for the semi-finals round of the UEFA Champions League football tournament at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon on April 13, 2018.
Liverpool FC club Ambassador Ian Rush (L) and AS Roma Sporting Director Ramon Monchi shake hands as they pose with the Champions League trophy after the draw for the semi-finals round of the UEFA Champions League football tournament at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon on April 13, 2018.

No team who has made it to the semi-finals are going to roll over, but Roma are undoubtedly the weakest side left in the competition, and it was the best possible draw. The only thing that could have made it slightly better was being able to play the second leg at Anfield, but you can’t be too picky.

Both Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are better than Roma, but that is not to say Roma are going to easy to beat. Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have all played Roma in the Champions League this season, and none have scored a goal away from home against them, so taking a lead into the second leg at the Stadio Olimpico is massively important, just as it was against Manchester City.

All the other teams left in the competition should be more scared of Liverpool than Liverpool are of them, though. The Reds showed they could beat Bayern Munich last summer, albeit in a friendly, and can score goals against anyone. Juventus showed Real Madrid are there to be got at, so even they are not unassailable.

No one would have wanted to play Jurgen Klopp's side – they have just knocked out what many regard as being the best side in Europe in the previous round. If Liverpool can match the same level they reached against City, they will go through, and what an achievement that would be.

Speaking of West Brom then: can Liverpool afford to go 'weaker' or is rhythm for the first-team important ahead of the home tie?

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp gestures on the touchline during the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp gestures on the touchline during the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool.

I think Liverpool will make a couple of changes, but nothing too drastic. Klopp is big on rhythm and will not want to focus on Roma until the West Brom game is out of the way, but Danny Ings could start ahead of Roberto Firmino, and Ragnar Klavan could come in at the back.

Mo Salah will be desperate to play to maintain his lead over Harry Kane in the race for the Golden Boot, and I think Klopp might let him have at least an hour or so.

Momentum could be crucial, so even when Liverpool do guarantee Champions League football for next season, winning games is still important.

In terms of this season, it is important if Liverpool can get to the Champions League final in Kiev they are on a winning run going into the final.

Looking further ahead even than that, it is important for a title push next season that this season ends positively – there are so many examples of where a good run towards the end of one season carries through into the next, not least Leicester City when they won the league.

There are also not unlimited options to choose from given the injuries Klopp's squad currently have. There is no Adam Lallana or Emre Can in the centre of the park, so at least two of the four fit central midfielders are going to have to play both against West Brom and Roma unless someone like Ben Woodburn was to start the game, but that would be a big surprise.

James Milner will probably start the Champions League game, so perhaps will be the one to sit out the West Brom game, meaning a midfield of Jordan Henderson, Gini Wijnaldum and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

There will probably be a couple of changes with Roma in mind, but it would be a shock to see anything more significant than that.

How big is this tie with Roma?

Roma players celebrate at the end of the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Barcelona
Roma players celebrate at the end of the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Barcelona

The only thing bigger than a Champions League semi-final tie is the Champions League final, so it’s absolutely enormous.

Liverpool are made for European competition, and it now becomes the biggest couple of games of the season. The Manchester City games were the biggest games until they were defeated; now it’s this tie. Hopefully there will be one more game to come that is even bigger.

It will be the club’s first Champions League semi-final for a decade, and there can be no underestimating the importance of that. Philippe Coutinho must be watching on and wondering what could have been had he stayed a little longer, and that means other players in the squad now will be looking at it and will feel content with staying where they are.

The likes of Mo Salah will not feel the need to move elsewhere if Liverpool can make these occasions a regular occurrence. Success breeds success. Why move elsewhere when you can have a successful career at Liverpool, where you will be revered and treasured like nowhere else?

To get over the line and into the final would be a huge step that very few people would have dared predict at the start of the season. It is testament to the work that Klopp and his coaching staff have done, though, that Liverpool are in this position. Liverpool are well and truly back amongst Europe’s elite.

The tie is undoubtedly huge, so make the most of it and enjoy it. There will be nerves in each of the two legs, but savour the moment. This is what supporting a football team is about, not least one with the European pedigree that Liverpool have.

There is belief building that this could be the year number six comes back to Anfield, and why not? Win the Roma tie, and anything is possible.

Harry Wilson is flying at Hull. Will he have a part to play next season?

Harry Wilson celebrates scoring during the Sky Bet Championship match between Hull City and Queens Park Rangers at KCOM Stadium on April 7, 2018 in Hull, England.
Harry Wilson celebrates scoring during the Sky Bet Championship match between Hull City and Queens Park Rangers at KCOM Stadium on April 7, 2018 in Hull, England.

I have been watching Harry Wilson develop for the last couple of years with the under-23s, and he really is a top player. He is now a full Welsh international and scored on his 21st birthday for them, and is doing brilliantly at Hull City under Nigel Adkins.

He has everything he needs to become a top player for Liverpool. Everything you hear about his attitude is positive, he has been captain of the under-23s, and he has all the natural talent.

The goals he gets playing from a wide position and drifting in are unbelievable. His numbers speak for themselves: since going to Hull in January, he has contributed five goals and four assists in ten games. In Premier League 2 last season, he contributed a goal or an assist on average just over once per game as he became their talisman and go-to guy.

There was a concern that he could only produce those figures at under-23 level, with Premier League 2 a good place to learn, but not an environment anywhere near as difficult as the Championship and real men’s football, but he has made a mockery of those suggestions with his loan move.

He’s also played against Chelsea in the FA Cup and did not look out of place, winning a penalty and not looking overawed in the slightest. As much as he has been good for Hull, Hull has been good for him.

I am certain he will get a chance to impress during pre-season, just as he did last summer, and there is no reason he cannot do well. He would have gone out on loan last August if it wasn’t for an injury preventing him from doing so, so with a bit more luck this year, he can elevate himself into first team contention, of that I have no doubt.

Liverpool are at least a player short in their front three in terms of back-up, and for me, Wilson can be one of those who bridges the gap next season.

He isn’t going to come in and make a Mo Salah-like impact, but the numbers he gets at the moment suggest he could one day come close. I would like nothing more than for Wilson to get the chance to impress with the first team, and for him to take it.

It has been a pleasure to watch him for the under-23s, and it would be even more of a pleasure for that form to be taken onto the Anfield turf on a regular basis.

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Liverpool U23 manager Neil Critchley during the Liverpool U23 v Arsenal U23 game
Liverpool U23 manager Neil Critchley during the Liverpool U23 v Arsenal U23 game

Speaking of the under-23s, Neil Critchley’s side can still win Premier League 2 if West Ham can do them a favour when the Hammers face Arsenal on Friday night.

If Arsenal lose, Liverpool would need to beat Chelsea in their final game of the season to win the title. If Arsenal were to draw, Liverpool would need to beat Chelsea by three goals to win the league on goal difference.

The Chelsea game is still to be confirmed in terms of a date and time, but depending on the result on Friday night, it might draw a bigger than average crowd.

Having lost Harry Wilson and Ovie Ejaria to loans and Ben Woodburn and Trent Alexander-Arnold to the first team, winning the league would be a big achievement for Liverpool's under-23s, and would also be a great accolade for all those involved in the Academy set-up.

Winning is not necessarily the most important thing for the under-23s – if it was, players would not be allowed out on loan – but it is important in developing the skills needed for first team football.

Hopefully some of these players will be involved in title challenges with Jurgen Klopp's team in the near future, so to get that experience under their belt can only be a good thing.