Lallana: Win over West Ham proves Liverpool's Champions League quality

London - Adam Lallana believes Liverpool proved its ability to handle the pressure of competing for a Champions League place with a 4-0 win away to West Ham on Sunday.

Had the club failed to gain maximum points at the London Stadium, the Reds could have given a boost to top-four challenger Arsenal.

Liverpool was up against a West Ham side that had effectively scuppered Tottenham's Premier League title ambitions earlier this month.

But two goals from Philippe Coutinho, plus further strikes from Daniel Sturridge and Divock Origi saw Liverpool to a convincing victory.

Now a win against already-relegated Middlesbrough at Anfield on Sunday's final day of the season will ensure five-time European champion Liverpool return to the elite of continental football next term.

"People were talking about the pressure with the results on Saturday, but I felt very calm even in the warm-up and the dressing room," Lallana told Liverpool's website.

The England midfielder added: "I felt the balance was right and we didn't have to put too much pressure on ourselves. You only have to look at the team-sheet and it had goals, creative players, it had everything really, and I felt we trusted that, we trusted our ability.

"Credit to the lads. It was a big pressure game but the way we dealt with it was superb."