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published: "2019-02-26T17:34:41Z"
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# Klopp speaks of “pure opportunity” in title challenge

Jurgen Klopp has spoken out on his side’s title challenge, admitting that it is a “pure opportunity”.

Currently sitting top of the table with eleven games still to play, most Liverpool fans would have jumped at the chance of being in such a position at the start of the season.

The Reds have the best defence in the league, the top scorer in Mohamed Salah, and have lost just once all season – and as such, Klopp is seeing the chance to do something very special.

![Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2019/02/1127024821.jpg)

[Speaking to the official club website,](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/339403-jurgen-klopp-press-conference-liverpool-watford) the German tactician said:

> Usually in a situation where you can be champions for the first time in your life – for a lot of our supporters it would be the first time in their life, and for a lot of my players as well – it’s pure opportunity and you have to use it on the front foot, with all the things you have to always do in football.

> You will never win a game without defending and being completely focused on defending. When we won games 3-0 or 4-0, we defended outstandingly well. Against Bournemouth we defended outstandingly well *and* scored.

> We have to make sure we can really feel that and can use that because it’s an opportunity.

Liverpool will attempt to keep their charge going against Watford on Wednesday night.