Jurgen Klopp preparing Liverpool for run of finals in Premier League title bid

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits even he thinks it sounds unlikely they can win their remaining 10 matches to be crowned Premier League champions again.

Manchester City’s goalless draw at Crystal Palace means Klopp’s side can close the gap to a point with victory at Arsenal on Wednesday knowing they still have to go to the Etihad next month.

In the season they were pipped to the title by City in 2018-19 they won their final nine league matches only for Pep Guardiola’s team to reel off 14 successive victories to finish top by a point.

Klopp admits they will approach their task like a succession of ‘finals’.

“That is the plan, of course, that we keep being as annoying as possible but we have to win our football games,” he said.

“If I sit here and say we win 10 games that doesn’t sound very likely but as long as it is possible, we will give it a proper try I can tell you.

“If you go through the last few years, it never looked different. Not sure how many years in my whole career were where we had not to go with all we had until the last matchday because something was there to grab.

“Was it to stay in the league? Was it a spot in the Europa League or was it a spot in the Champions League or was it becoming champion or whatever?

“We reached a quarter-final in two competitions (they have won the Carabao Cup and face Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup this weekend) and in the Premier League we are not in the worst possible spot.

“It’s a long finish but we will give it a go and see what happens.

“It is final after final after final after final after final after final that we play. That is how it is. That’s how we prepare, how we set it up.

“What kind of different situation could be there out there? That we are 10 points ahead