Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he has not become a bad coach overnight but will not think about his legacy at the club until he has retired.
Inconsistent results this season have left his side ninth in the Premier League table, 10 points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester United with a match in hand, having already relinquished their hold on the Carabao Cup.
But last season they were two games away from winning an unprecedented quadruple and Klopp is keen to put things in perspective. “I knew it would be difficult, absolutely.
Last year was super-intense, much longer than we could have expected because who expects to get into four finals?” he said. “That it would be difficult was clear but with lesser injuries we could easily have four or five points more. “We still don’t play a brilliant season but we would be around fighting for the Champions League and that’s a normal season. “I didn’t become a bad manager overnight; I was never as good as people probably said and not as bad as some people might think. “But imagine we win all four and I say, ‘see you all later’.