Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp is fully confident his team will beat Manchester City in the Premier League title race and keep alive their hopes of ending the season with four trophies, AFP reported. on Monday. Reigning champions City have extended their lead over Liverpool to three points and are four goals clear after an emphatic 5-0 win over Newcastle on Sunday. A day earlier, Liverpool drew 1:1 at home against Tottenham, and until the end of this season in the Premier League, there are still three undeveloped rounds.
Klopp said in a press conference on Monday that he will not focus on preserving the energy of his players for the two finals that await them, but will fight with all his strength until the end of the season. Liverpool will face Chelsea in the FA Cup final on Sunday, while on May 28 they will play against Real Madrid in the Champions League final, which will take place at the Stade de France in Paris.
For Liverpool, this is the third final in the last five editions in the Champions League. Liverpool have already won the League Cup and are aiming to end a historic season with four trophies won.
"As long as the title of champion is within reach, why should we stop believing? That's what we do, to keep going and believe until the end that we can win," Klopp said in his press conference ahead of Tuesday's away game against Aston Villa. "It is clear that nothing is over yet, as both teams still have three games to play. So my only concern is actually how we can win our games."
City manager Pep Guardiola has said he has created the feeling that the whole of England is backing Liverpool in their historic goal this season.
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"Everyone in this country is supporting Liverpool, the media and others," said Guardiola, adding that Liverpool have only won the English title once in 30 years, despite their success in the Champions League.
Not wanting to argue more with Guardiola, Klopp has insisted that he does not have the feeling that the team is being supported or welcomed, especially when they are playing on the road.
"I have no idea that the whole country is supporting us. We are not experiencing this feeling when we are going to play against other teams. In fact it is the opposite because everyone is fighting and trying to beat us. "Maybe Guardiola knows more than I do in this aspect," said Klopp.
According to the German coach, Guardiola may have reacted in emotion because he still hasn't come to terms with the elimination in the Champions League.
City were eliminated in the semi-finals by Real Madrid while Liverpool eliminated Villarreal.
"I don't know what condition Guardiola was in after the elimination in the Champions League, but it is difficult to accept such a thing, especially when Liverpool secured the final. And yes, it is true that we have won the title only once in three decades and now we are fighting for the second one," he added.
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Although Klopp did not admit it, it seems that Liverpool have a fan among the managers of the opposing teams in the Premier League. Steven Gerrard never lifted the trophy as the captain of Liverpool. The legend of this club is the coach of Aston Villas, a team that secured the remaining in the elite of English football after the last victory over Burnley (3:1).
"My job is to win games for Aston Villa and of course I want to win against Liverpool, but it won't be easy because they are the best team in the world at the moment," admitted Gerrard.
