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Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp is unconcerned his facet have been put in as favourites to win the Premier League title.
Sunday’s win over Brighton, allied to Manchester City’s goalless draw with Arsenal, took the Reds again to the highest of the desk with 9 matches remaining.
But with Liverpool simply two factors away from Arsenal, and extra video games to return in midweek and on the weekend, Klopp is taking nothing as a right forward of Thursday’s match at house to basement membership Sheffield United.
“The situation is, for us, Sheffield United, and not who is the favourite,” Klopp informed a pre-match press convention on Wednesday.
“I am pretty sure when we lost at Arsenal (on February 4) we were not favourites after that — maybe rightly so — but I don’t know and I don’t care,” added the German, who will go away Anfield on the finish of the season.
“One of the most important things to get through this period is to ignore the outside ‘mess’ as it goes up and down and is emotional.
“We should be skilled — be emotional however in the correct means — and be the most effective model of ourselves, play the most effective soccer we are able to play after which let’s have a look at what the end result is.”
City and Arsenal will both be in action on Wednesday but Klopp has no plans to watch either match.
“I informed you one story, years in the past, I watched a sport and needed Leicester to win (towards Manchester City in 2019) and it did not occur,” he said.
“That was the final time that I did that. That’s if you study from the previous. When they play, my heart-rate would not go up.
“We need to get our points in, win our football games.”
Sheffield United have conceded 77 objectives in 29 league matches up to now this season and have a objective distinction of minus 50 after managing simply three wins.
But Klopp mentioned his focus would stay firmly on the Blades, reasonably than the seemingly tougher job of attempting to win away to Manchester United — who knocked Liverpool out of the FA Cup three weeks in the past at Old Trafford — on Sunday.
“If I would think now about Manchester United, our people (fans) would have a right to think I am already too long in the chair,” he mentioned.
“It makes no sense. You cannot win football games not respecting the opponent. I have no chance of influencing the Manchester United game at the moment… Sheffield United deserve our full respect and they will get it.”
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