Jurgen Klopp laughs at Man City question and admits Liverpool FC can't catch Premier League leaders

11.02.2022 - 12:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are not in a position to make Manchester City nervous in the Premier League title race just yet.

Liverpool had seen City extend their lead to 12 points on Wednesday when the Blues beat Brentford, but Klopp's men took advantage of one of their two games in hand created by that game when they beat Leicester on Thursday. The midweek results keep the gap at nine points, with Liverpool having a game in hand.

If Liverpool win that game in hand, and then beat City at the Etihad in April, the gap could be three points, but Klopp still feels that City are too far away to catch at the moment.

Speaking after their 2-0 home win over Leicester, Klopp laughed when asked about City by BT Sport after the game, saying: "I don't think they smell our breath already, but we just try to win football games."

In his press conference, he said: "I’m not sure we are in a position to get them on their toes, to be honest. But it’s not important in the moment, to be honest.

"Actually, if we had no chance to catch them, would that mean we shall not try to play the best possible season for us? I can’t see that. First and foremost we have to win our football games.

"This football club is massive and since I’m here I can’t remember a game we lost and everybody said, ‘Yeah, you can lose that game.’ It’s always the same situation: there’s a game, we put on the shirts and then we have to win it. It doesn’t work out all the time but thank God, it happened a couple of times. That’s the situation we are in."

After City beat Brentford, Pep Guardiola suggested the Blues still need to ensure they secure a top four place as their first priority, and Klopp echoed that mindset by insisting Liverpool still have to look over their