Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool assessed their title contention after losing 3-1 to Arsenal on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp was adamant he is not “nervous” about the threat from Manchester City after their Championship clash with Liverpool.
The 10-man Reds cut their Premier League lead to two points with a 3-1 win over title rivals Arsenal on Sunday afternoon. Gabriel’s own goal brought Liverpool level at half-time after Bukayo Saka’s opener, but it was only two errors from visiting goalkeeper Alisson Becker to give Gabriel Martinelli and substitute Leandro Trossard a goal.
The result leaves champions City five points behind the Reds but with two games remaining, the first of which comes at Brentford on Monday. And when asked if he was worried about Pep Guardiola’s side, Klopp said: “If you want to find a specialist to become champions of England, I wouldn’t be the one to ask because we usually play second.” I’m sorry I said that.
“Football games have to be won and I know that as much as I can. Today would be great, but it would be very hard to become the undefeated champion of the game.“When the white whistle blew, I didn’t think for a second how many games Manchester City would play or who they would face. Not even for a moment. We need to fulfill our potential and face challenges both on and off the field. And if we want, we can put our soul in the field and see where it ends. There is no guarantee. “We are not nervous about the two games against City. We always expect City to win every game with 100% honesty.
You don’t even have to see them. are you feeling alright. Nothing has really changed for us. We wanted to win here or get a point, but it wasn’t a good 90 minutes. We can only congratulate Arsenal for three points.It was a disappointing afternoon for Liverpool. Ibrahima Konate was sent off late on for two bookable offenses and will now miss Saturday’s trip to relegation-threatened Burnley.
This is United’s second defeat in 23 Premier League games this season and their first since losing 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur in September. Asked if he would now like to start another unbeaten run, Klopp said: “That’s the idea actually, we didn’t want to stop the run here, but we haven’t lost many games recently. This means defeat is hard to handle.
“We have a little bit longer week. You can play on a Saturday and use that time to rest and train and be well prepared for the next game. Nobody expects us to fly over Burnley in the dressing room. But this is a home game and we’re changing things up. “Today, no one celebrates a champion and no one is relegated, so we have every opportunity to create our own destiny. So let’s see.”
