Jurgen Klopp has his suspicions that both Manchester City and Arsenal now see the title race as a two-horse battle.
Liverpool stumbled following an away trip defeat at Goodison Park in the Merseyside derby, dropping to third in the Premier League table.
The German’s comments were relayed on X (formerly Twitter) by Ben Jacobs.
🗣️ Jurgen Klopp says he’s not in the mood to “wave the white flag” on the title, but believes #MCFC and #AFC think Liverpool are out the race. “I think even Arsenal and City see it as a two-horse race. We might have to say something else publicly, but they don't expect to lose… pic.twitter.com/9ZDFuNYapW
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) April 26, 2024
Meanwhile, Manchester City put some distance between themselves and the Reds with a 4-0 thrashing of Brighton.
It’s worth bearing in mind that the Sky Blues also possess a game in hand on their league rivals.
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It’s not over for Liverpool but it looks that way
There’s every possibility that we could find ourselves back in the mix if results go our way.
We’ll wait a moment for the laughter from rival fans to die down…
Don’t get us wrong, as far as we’re concerned, the odds are massively in favour of one of the Gunners or Pep Guardiola’s men lifting the trophy at the end of the season.
Liverpool simply don’t look to have the capacity to finish the season strong without another stumble.
We’re open to a surprise or two, of course, and hoping for some favours in this title run-in.
Let’s be honest here our title hopes were lost when we couldn’t beat Man United ever since then our confidence was shattered the results got worse ever since.