Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp laughed as he responded to Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola, who spoke earlier about the majority in England encouraging Liverpool.

Guardiola had said, "Everyone in this country cheers for Liverpool, the media and everyone else, because they have an amazing record in Europe, but not in the Premier League. They've won the title once in the last 30 years. I don't care, people want to That Liverpool win more than us."

Klopp seemed to treat Guardiola's comments as a joke, and played down their impact, saying that the Spanish coach made these comments in the midst of excitement, after the match.

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"I live in Liverpool," Klopp added. "Here a lot of people want us to win the league title, and that's for sure, but even here, the percentage is about 50%."

"I, as a coach, had this experience recently, and we were also affected by the match. I said a few things but can I repeat them? No. I said that


Tottenham play the way they play, but they remain in fifth place. I felt it in the heat of the moment. "

But I may have been wrong."

Although the difference between Liverpool and Manchester City, the leaders of the English Premier League, has become 3 points with 3 rounds left, Jurgen Klopp does not believe that the title struggle has been resolved.

Liverpool drew 1-1 with Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend, to be late in the title race after City's victory over Newcastle United, and Klopp was asked at a press conference on Monday whether he had told his players that the race with his opponent had ended.

The German coach said, "I don't think I said that, because I think things are clear and they are not settled yet, and that's no matter what happened, we have 3 games and my focus is now on winning our three games, and I can't do anything about City winning their games. We don't stop. About believing in it and that's what we do."

"There are facts, but we can ignore them. I try to help the players to think about it like I do."

Klopp confirmed that his Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino was "very close" to returning to the field after recovering from a foot injury, and said, "The medical device makes things easier at times. We will see what happens. Firmino participated in training, so we will make the decision tomorrow," before the match. In front of Aston Villa.