Premier League title would not be ‘done and dusted’ if Liverpool beat Manchester City - Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says anyone who thinks the Premier League title will be “done and dusted” if they beat Manchester City on Sunday is wrong — but he admits it is “madness” that they have pushed each other so much in the past four years. City go into the game just a point above their rivals and many believe whoever comes out on top at the Etihad Stadium will end up finishing the season as champions, as both teams will only have seven games left to play. Ad/> But Klopp, predictably, does not see it that way and believes there is plenty of time for either side to slip up.

Premier League'That's all I need' — Klopp content with Salah's contract talks with Liverpool04/04/2022 AT 16:15 “We win, we are two points up, if everybody thinks that’s done and dusted, I cannot help [that],” said Klopp. “If we lose, we are four points behind — if anyone thinks that’s it, [league positions] cannot change — but I know no-one from a City point of view would think like that. If it’s a draw, we’re one point behind.

“It’s a very important game, really looking forward to it, it is one of the biggest challenges you can face in football but that’s really nice. Even if we were 15 points behind it would still be a great game. /> City ran away with the league last season but this is the third in four campaigns that both teams have entered the business end pushing each other, with little to separate them.

/> Liverpool great Jamie Carragher believes his old club’s rivalry with City is the greatest in English football — a comment which will divide many football supporters. Klopp was not willing to give his view on that, but also used an example from tennis to show that rivalries help make sport so interesting. “Nadal and Federer enjoyed a