Burnley win proves Liverpool are still in Premier League title race, says Reds boss Jurgen Klopp
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The win kept Liverpool second, a point behind leaders Manchester City, and Klopp also said his team’s display showed they were not suffering from a crisis of confidence.
“Our message for today is that nobody gets rid of us if we play as we played today, because we had the perfect mixture of fighting the opponent, fighting the circumstances and playing football,” the German told reporters. “I liked it.”
Liverpool are bidding to win a first league title since 1990 but were held to a 0-0 draw at local rivals Everton on March 3, slipping into second place behind City and sparking speculation they might crumble under the weight of expectation.
“We didn’t have a problem with confidence after the Everton game. You don’t have to think that everything you write has an influence on us. It’s not like that. Most of the things are not interesting to us.