“Dumbest thing,” says Jurgen Klopp of Liverpool in response to Manchester United’s draw

Even though Liverpool lost to Manchester United and could have taken the lead in the Premier League, Jurgen Klopp is not losing heart.

The “dumbest thing” that Liverpool could do at this point, following their Premier League title defeat, has been highlighted by Jurgen Klopp.

However, the Reds manager acknowledges that his squad cannot afford to play many more games like the one that at Old Trafford let Manchester United off the hook.

Champions Manchester City are now one point behind Liverpool, who are now tied with new leaders Arsenal on points. In addition, Klopp cautioned against the Reds trying to make up for their worse goal differential against the Gunners while discussing the significance of leading at this point in the season.

“After 38 matchday days, it matters a lot to be at the top,” stated the Liverpool manager. “People and our supporters will tell us that we should aim higher and improve our goal differential, but that would be the worst thing we could do. That isn’t intentional; you don’t walk into a game hoping to score eight goals, and yet it does occur.

“The reason we are in the race is because of ourselves and how we are. That is perfectly OK to me.

“Until the very last, I knew it would be really difficult. We were leading until yesterday, at which point Arsenal took the lead, but I’m not sure when they did. It may have been someone else. We hope to be there following the last gameday. It’s definitely preferable to stay still the entire time and put some gap between you and the other participants.

“We’re happy with where we’re at. Although I wish we had more points, I’m fine and even thrilled that these boys put us in that predicament. The boys who contributed 71 points for us today are the same ones who missed a couple opportunities.

“Will there be more twists?” Klopp continued. It’s probably true—I can’t recall how many of the games we won in the closing stretch and City prevailed—but winning a lot of football games is necessary. You shouldn’t always do what we do because it won’t be sufficient. Without a doubt not.

However, we are aware of that. However, while working with people, you have to accept what you receive. I noticed the boys’ desire. I saw a really good squad today in an extremely tough away game. We have it much harder than any other club that visits United; people are a little more sensitive. When we get there, it’s game on, tough, and we handled it pretty well.

“After two games, we were eliminated from the FA Cup with just one point. But in all the years I’ve been here, I don’t think we’ve dominated United like we did in these two games, even though we didn’t win. Clearly, there is room for improvement, but we already knew that. With everything we have, we will continue.