Reds’ manager Jurgen Klopp revealed that he forgot how big Liverpool’s lead at the top of the Premier League was ahead of their win against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux Stadium on Thursday.
An 84th-minute goal from Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino saw Liverpool edge Wolves 2-1, restoring their 16-point lead at the top with a game in hand.
The win against Wolves was the 14th win in a row for Klopp’s unit as they are running away with the title but the German admitted that his side’s busy schedule meant he needed reminding just how big their advantage was in the lead up to the clash on their travel.
The 52-year-old Liverpool boss explained that the Champions League winners were never thinking about the gap at the summit and just focusing on accumulating points, “When was the pressure higher on us, this year or last year? Human beings are like this. I don’t think about it,”
Klopp further added that he needed to ask how many points further Liverpool were at the top of the table, “I had to ask exactly how many points clear we are, that’s the truth. I really forgot about it in the week, with the number of games, I didn’t think about it. I know we play Sunday against Shrewsbury and Wednesday West Ham and I know we play Saturday. That’s three games in seven days, that’s a lot.
He concluded by stating that there is pressure but only about losing Sadio Mane to an injury, “I know we lost Sadio Mane [to a hamstring injury], that’s what I think about, that’s the pressure I have. All the rest is not pressured. We want to win football games and when I arrived here a few years ago we wanted to win football games. That’s the pressure [and] yes, I feel that. Apart from that, nothing, it’s just football.”
