Klopp warns: “Don’t rule out Man City”

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was delighted with the 2-0 win over Sheffield United. With the three points, the Reds moved to within 2 points of the leaders Arsenal. At the same time, the champion Manchester City made a mistake and lost their visit to Aston Villa (0:1). Asked what his expectations are in the battle for the title, the German stated that he would have to be crazy to write the Citizens out of it.

“Hopefully the title fight is not decided at the last minute, especially if we win. We’ll see what happens. If someone writes Man City out of contention, it will be the biggest laugh in the history of football. It makes no sense at all. Arsenal are obviously a contender, they had a similar game with Luton as we had with Fulham a few days ago. The win was very nice. But then comes another game which again starts at 0-0, not 4-3.

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When you score a late goal, it doesn’t count for the next game. Aston Villa are performing amazingly and United are also in contention. They’re maybe not playing the way someone would like, but still they earn points like crazy! So they stay close. Chelsea, I’m not sure they can get involved in the battle for the forehead. But we have to play them, no matter where they are in the standings, they remain a very strong opponent.”

“In recent years, there were usually two teams fighting for the title. So now, maybe it will be more contested. To be honest, it doesn’t really concern me. It’s important for me that we are among the contenders.” added the German.