Man City not on Klopp's mind at all
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LONDON • With 14 Premier League games to go to the end of the season, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is still not worrying about leaders Manchester City or the title race.
The Reds have the chance to cut City's lead at the top, albeit briefly, to six points today when they host Norwich.
But Klopp refused to spend too much time thinking about that.
"Of all the problems I have, the smallest one is City. There isn't a minute when I think about it. We only have to win our football games and see if we come close," he said.
Despite his team winning their last four league games, the German said previously that City, currently on 63 points, will not be peering anxiously in their rear view mirror.
But a home game against relegation strugglers Norwich, hours before City play out-of-form Tottenham, offers an opportunity just to dial up a little pressure on Pep Guardiola's side.
Klopp, however, is also not underestimating today's opponents.
"You know how much I like and respect (former Norwich boss) Daniel Farke. He did an incredible job and then Dean (Smith) came in. He's had success because he is really good. It's a really good footballing playing side," he said.
"They never stop believing they can stay in the league. I admire that. You can see it in how they play. If you let them play, they play. We have to be 100 per cent."
Liverpool enjoyed an impressive 2-0 away win at Inter Milan on Wednesday and, while Norwich are fighting for their Premier League lives, it is difficult to imagine the Reds not chalking up a fifth straight league win.
Forward Mohamed Salah, who scored against Inter, could claim his 150th goal for Liverpool today.
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STANDINGS
P W D L F A Pts
1 Man City 25 20 3 2 61 14 63
2 Liverpool 24 16 6 2 61 19 54
3 Chelsea 24 13 8 3 48 18 47
4 Man United 25 12 7 6 40 32 43
5 West Ham 25 12 5 8 44 33 41
6 Arsenal 22 12 3 7 34 25 39
7 Wolves 23 11 4 8 21 17 37
8 Tottenham 22 11 3 8 28 29 36
9 Brighton 24 7 12 5 25 25 33
10 Southampton 24 6 11 7 30 37 29
11 Leicester 22 7 6 9 36 41 27
12 Aston Villa 23 8 3 12 31 36 27
13 Crystal Palace 24 5 11 8 32 35 26
14 Brentford 25 6 6 13 26 40 24
15 Leeds 23 5 8 10 27 46 23
16 Everton 22 6 4 12 28 38 22
17 Newcastle 23 4 9 10 25 44 21
18 Norwich 24 4 5 15 14 50 17
19 Watford 23 4 3 16 23 43 15
20 Burnley 21 1 11 9 17 29 14
"I am only seven years here. The club is so much older with so many great players. This team is one of the better ones and Mo has played a big part in that," added Klopp.
"His numbers are insane. You say 150, but only recently we spoke about 100."
Liverpool will be without forward Diogo Jota, after the Portuguese was taken off at half-time in midweek with a swollen ankle.
Norwich lost 4-0 to City last week despite matching the leaders in the first half and midfielder Billy Gilmour knows another huge test awaits at Anfield.
"The score doesn't say that but at 1-0 at half-time we thought we had a chance to come back," the Chelsea loanee said about the City match. "But we know at Anfield it will be a tough, tough test. We'll go there with the same mindset and battle."
Norwich are missing the injured Tim Krul and Jacob Sorensen, while Andrew Omobamidele is a slightly longer-term absentee.
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