Jurgen Klopp is adamant that Liverpool can once again challenge Manchester City for the Premier League title.
Liverpool have been City's biggest rival in recent years and the only team who have managed to stop the Blues' domestic dominance after they won their first-ever Premier League title in 2020. However, the Merseyside outfit have slipped significantly this season.
Klopp's side haven't come close to challenging for the crown after a series of dreadful results from the start of the campaign quickly ruled them out of the running, with Arsenal taking their spot as the closest competitor instead. However, a recent revival and winning streak have seen them make ground and come on the cusp of breaking back into the top four.
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It might have come too late for Liverpool to secure Champions League football if Newcastle and Manchester United can hold on, but the upturn in form has given Klopp hope his team can return to their best next season.
“There are two games a season, maybe with cups three, four or five, when you play City, Arsenal and the others,” he said ahead of the trip to struggling Leicester.
“There are five million ways to win a football game, you only have to find one. A successful season is you are ready for all the games, that you can win 25-odd games. If City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle, Tottenham, Man United are all involved in that 25 then it is even better.
“But it is about can we create a team who can win the majority of the games? Yes, we can. It was never about what the other teams do. We didn’t become champions by a point twice and there will be some people who say it was because we didn’t have this player in that moment.
“Getting 90-odd points is absolutely insane, pretty special, and no one should take these things for granted. The top seven get even closer together, it will be more difficult and more competitive.
“It doesn’t make it easier but everyone with a good idea has a chance to be part of it. If you are part of the battle up there then you can win it as well.”
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