Jürgen Klopp believes Liverpool can overtake Manchester City in the race for the Premier League title providing his players “defend at the top level” for the rest of the season
Liverpool can reduce the gap on the champions back to three points with victory at injury-hit Leicester on Tuesday, when Klopp will have Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho, Thiago Alcântara and Curtis Jones available following their return from Covid isolation.
“What do we have to do better? First and foremost we have to defend at the top level. On top of that we have improved a lot football-wise: we play some really good stuff and we are more difficult to defend against than we maybe were in the past. Some good steps. Will that be enough? I have no idea. Without being at least as consistent as we have been we have no chance. If we really want to go for a big one then we have to be even more consistent.
from Southampton. The defender’s return to fitness and form after nine months out with a cruciate ligament injury strengthens Klopp’s belief that his team can defend at the level he considers necessary to win a title. “He’s now back to his best for sure. What helps us a lot and what helps him a lot is that we have options around that we don’t have to push him through the moments when his body is giving a sign that he needs to step aside,” said Klopp. “That’s why the situation is very good.
“A winter transfer works when you either wanted to sign a player the summer before or the summer after. We wanted Virgil in the summer, for some reasons we couldn’t do the transfer, but then in the winter we tried again and could get it through. It was a very important day, it changed a lot for us. All of a sudden we could defend in a different way. We could make the pitch smaller for the opponent, so that was pretty helpful.
Liverpool have Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané and Naby Keïta available for the Leicester game as well as for Sunday’s visit to Chelsea after their departures for the Africa Cup of Nations were delayed.
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