Georginio Wijnaldum, Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana scored the goals for Jürgen Klopp’s side on Sunday afternoon to successfully hold off the challenge of Arsenal, who won 3-1 against Everton.
Fourth place sees the Reds enter the 2017-18 Champions League in the qualifying play-off round, with a two-legged tie to decide progression to the tournament proper.
The qualifiers get under way in the week commencing Monday August 14.