‘Write a special story’: Klopp urges Liverpool to go full throttle for title

Jürgen Klopp has urged Liverpool to “write a special story” by becoming champions in a manner that can make them proud when they are old.

Liverpool can close the gap to leaders Manchester City to three points with victory at Brighton on Saturday and play their game in hand on the leaders when they visit Arsenal on Wednesday.

Klopp’s side were 14 points behind City in January but have won their past seven league games. They have a habit of finishing seasons strongly under the German and he is eyeing another improbable chapter in his reign.

“We want to write a special story here, not only this year but in general,” he said. “If you want to look back later in life on very successful times, you should give absolutely everything now. We have no time and no points to waste. We have to keep going, that is clear, and if there is any kind of momentum we should keep it and work with it.

“We cannot call it a title race because we are still behind but we have to win football matches but everybody is excited about having the opportunity to have a title race. So far the boys did really well and why shouldn’t I think we can’t go on? You have to play your best football and if you can’t do that, you have to force luck.”

Klopp hopes Liverpool can benefit from their experience of high-pressure run-ins, where they have often achieved their objectives. “We don’t feel sorry for ourselves; not at all,” he said. “We are used to it. Last season when we wanted to qualify for the Champions League, we had to win all the games in the last weeks. We found ourselves quite frequently in similar situations. I don’t know why it always happens to us. There was one year where we were champions [with games to spare]. All the others were full throttle to