Jurgen Klopp has explained that Liverpool are “still full of ambition” this season, but insists the Reds take each game as it comes.
Arsenal and Manchester City appear to be the first to set the pace in the Premier League this term with the Reds 11 points behind Mikel Arteta’s side at the top of the table and seven points behind the Sky Blues in second place.
Despite a slow start to the campaign for the Anfield side, back-to-back wins over City and West Ham have lifted spirits among the FA Cup holders and attention now turns to their clash with Nottingham Forest on Saturday at lunchtime, where a victory could improve. them up to fifth place ahead of the rest of the weekend’s matches.
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Competing for his second league title under the former Borussia Dortmund manager remains a very realistic ambition for Klopp’s side despite the slow start, but the German tactician was keen to explain that he is only focusing on one game at a time. .
Liverpool won both domestic cups last season and came awfully close to a glorious quadruple after losing the title to Pep Guardiola’s side by a single point and then losing 1-0 to Real Madrid in the La Liga final. Champions in Paris.
We only need one point from our remaining two Champions League group stage matches to ensure we qualify for the round of 16 with our defense of the League Cup beginning with Derby County’s visit to Anfield on 9 November. .
See what Klopp had to say below via the BeanymanSports YouTube channel with the PL title race discussed at 2:25:
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