But the Reds boss believes the “crazy” program means his team cannot afford to be influenced by any outcome at the Etihad. The first two meet with Liverpool aiming for an 11th consecutive victory at the top that would see them go to the summit and deal a major blow to their opponents for the title as they chase an unprecedented quadruple. Klopp’s side were 14 points behind City in mid-January – albeit with two games in hand – only to be reduced by just one point. And when asked if he would feel the pressure if it was his team that had seen such an advantage, the Liverpool boss said: “I do not know. I know it was 14 points, but we had two games in hand. READ MORE: Jürgen Klopp responds to media reports as Liverpool boss defends Pep Guardiola READ MORE: Mohamed Salah talks about “sensitive” contract situation with Liverpool “I’m not sure if I was ever 14 in front and then suddenly only one, I do not remember. I would not imagine that they would feel more stressed. It ‘s like focusing on yourself knowing a situation, looking at the form you are in and everything is fine. “I can not answer the question. We are not in this situation, I can not remember that I was in this situation – maybe I was but I forgot – and this is not an aspect I think. It is not like I think,” Ah, “They are under more pressure than us. They play at home, they are calm like ice in most of the games they play and we should be too.” Klopp has previously stated that he does not believe that Sunday’s game will determine the destination of the title, with Liverpool facing something that seems more difficult than City in the last seven games. He added: “It’s an important game, a very important game. But that ‘s how we understood it in the beginning, there’ s a season after this game and these games are just as important as the others. Our schedule is crazy, obviously. We’re playing City , Benfica, City, United and Everton. Everyone will hope if we win one of the City games we celebrate for three or four days, but we will not do it. “For us, it’s very exciting, very interesting and I’m really looking forward to it, but it’s also business as usual. it is different”. Klopp has the luxury of an almost complete team from which he can choose after Tuesday’s 3-1 victory in the first match of the Champions League quarterfinals in Benfica. The Reds boss has to decide whether to recall Joel Matip for Ibrahima Konate as center-back along with Virgil van Dijk, while governor Jordan Henderso and Diogo Jota are pushing for a start. Roberto Firmino, however, is doubtful that he missed Friday’s training session at Kirkby. Read more related articles Read more related articles
