Story of my life: Jurgen Klopp on Liverpool’s second-place finish

Jurgen Klopp after Liverpool’s 3-1 win over the Wolves on Sunday. Pic/ Getty Images

Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool's agonising failure to win the Premier League title was the "story of my life" as the German had to settle for second place behind Manchester City again.

Klopp's side were within touching distance of the title for a few precious minutes at Anfield on Sunday as they chased a winning goal against Wolves while City trailed 0-2 against Aston Villa. But, in a dramatic finish to the title race, City scored three times in the closing stages to win 3-2 and take the trophy by one point from second placed Liverpool. The Reds' 3-1 victory over Wolves was rendered irrelevant by City's epic comeback, leaving Klopp to rue a second last-day title blow inflicted by Pep Guardiola's team.

City had edged out Liverpool in the 2019 title race, while Klopp endured two last-day failures to win promotion to the Bundesliga during his time as Mainz boss. "Finishing second is the story of my life. I'm still record holder for not getting promoted in Germany with the highest points tally. You need to get more points than any other teams, but we didn't do that," he said.

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