Premier League
The goal tally doesn’t make Klopp nervous in the three-way title fight
Coach Jürgen Klopp will leave Liverpool FC after this season. photo
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Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. Two tied, one with one point less. The goals also decide. He makes it very clear that Jürgen Klopp does not want to be influenced by this.
After Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal have 71 points. The Gunners had won 3-0 at Brighton & Hove Albion the day before and had a goal record that was nine goals better. “It doesn’t happen on purpose. You don’t win a game and want to score eight goals and it happens,” emphasized Klopp: “I knew that it would remain very tricky until the end.”
Ultimately, all that matters to Klopp is that he and Liverpool are in first place in the English championship after matchday 38. Of course, it is always better to always stand there and have a distance between yourself and the other teams. But they are coping well with their situation, said Klopp, who will be leaving Liverpool FC after this season and taking a break. The Reds went into the weekend as leaders.
Also in the championship race is defending champion Manchester City in third place with just one point less than Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC. Klopp also believes that there will be a change in the top ranks in the coming weeks. But you shouldn’t always play for a draw, the German coach admitted.