Jurgen Klopp believes the pressure Liverpool are under in the Premier League title race is “positive”.
The Reds could only draw 0-0 away to rivals Manchester United on Sunday, in a game riddled with injuries and lacking quality.
Klopp’s men never got going at Old Trafford but the point still took them one clear of Manchester City at the top of the table.
There is a narrative doing the rounds suggesting Liverpool are wilting under the pressure, having led by seven points early in the year.
Speaking after the game, Klopp admits his side are under pressure, but he only sees it as a positive, also urging his players to use emotion in the coming weeks:
Of course there is pressure. Actually, from my point of view, it is a very positive pressure, but I don’t have to play – I only sit here and say dumb things, so that’s easy.
We all have to learn in these situations, the only way we can do it is with passion. This club, the heart and soul of this club, is passion.
On Wednesday night we have another chance (at home to Watford) and then there’s the derby, which is always a very emotional game so, again, passion.
I get there has been a few too many draws in the last couple of games but, still, we are where we are so let’s go on.
People can say ‘Man City are doing better’ but we don’t compare ourselves with that because we have to get the points our own way.
There are different ways to be successful and so far we were successful. That’s 100 per cent true.
It is set to be a nerve-jangling final 11 league matches for Liverpool, whose mettle with be tested.
City are in ominously relentless form now and the Reds may even have to win every game to ensure they seal glory.
Victory over Watford is paramount on Wednesday night.
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