Klopp plays down significance of Liverpool's 1-0 win over Manchester City; says it will be difficult to catch in-form Chelsea in the ongoing title race
Liverpool's Georginio Wijnaldum (second from left) scores the winner during an EPL match vs Manchester City on Saturday. pic/Getty Images
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London: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is happy to keep hanging on to the coat-tails of Chelsea and hopes he can annoy the Premier League leaders a bit more before the end of the season.
Jurgen Klopp
The 1-0 victory over Manchester City, courtesy of Georginio Wijnaldum's eighth-minute header, maintained the second-placed Reds' six-point gap to Antonio Conte's side. "Chelsea have won 13 games in a row. Not bad. Can you imagine how annoying it is when you win 13 games in a row and there is still one team only six points behind?" he said. "It is difficult in this league but we cannot have a look at Chelsea, they are unbelievably strong and they are on an outstanding run. We have to win our games and see where that takes us.
Klopp played down the significance of victory over Pep Guardiola's side. "I don't know if I need to be anything but to be happy when we win against City. I know I don't," he added. "We got the three points. We deserved it and that is the only thing which is really important."