Reds too far back to pressure City: Klopp

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp insists his side is not yet in a position to put pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester City.

A 2-0 victory over Leicester courtesy of a Diogo Jota double reduced the gap at the top to nine points, with a match in hand and a trip to the Etihad Stadium still to come in April.

And while Klopp does not feel that is close enough just yet he will ensure his side do their best to keep up the chase.

"I am not sure we are in a position to put them on our toes," he said.

"Even if we have no chance to catch them, we have to win our games. This football club is massive. It is always the same situation: there is a game we put on the shirts and we have to win it.

"But there is not only Man City to catch, there is a lot of teams behind us who want to catch us."

Jota opened the scoring in the 34th minute, his 100th club goal, and secured victory with a swivelled shot late on to take his Premier League tally to 12 this season - just four behind teammate Mohamed Salah - and make it 30 in 60 games for the club.

Klopp told BT Sport: "The second goal is a brilliant goal, I love the counter-press. But the first goal is really when you are in a goal-scoring moment, when you are there. That is exactly what is happening for Diogo at the moment and he is really helpful for us.

"He was not a bargain, we did not get him for free. But it was obvious the potential was there, the work rate he puts in.

"If you have that there is always space for improvement. We really thought he would be an outstanding player."

Salah, making his comeback after African Cup of Nations final heartbreak, could have had a hat-trick within 20 minutes of coming off the bench just before the hour only to be denied by goalkeeper Kasper