Jurgen Klopp has sent a warning to his Liverpool players about Tottenham Hotspur after last night’s Merseyside Derby defeat.
Tottenham face a difficult run of fixtures over the next 10 days as Ange Postecoglou bids to deliver a top-four finish.
Spurs have a north London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, with trips to Stamford Bridge and Anfield the following week.
Liverpool suffered a surprise 2-0 defeat at Goodison Park on Wednesday evening, which represents a huge blow to their Premier League title hopes.
Postecoglou’s side will be aiming to repeat the trick against their neighbours Arsenal this weekend.
But with Liverpool needing results to go their way to have any chance of landing the title, Jurgen Klopp is more concerned about securing Champions League football.
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Klopp sends warning to Liverpool about Tottenham
Speaking to BBC Sport following a crushing Merseyside Derby defeat, Klopp suggested that Tottenham could yet close the gap on Liverpool.
“I don’t know about Everton’s achievement, I thought they would be safe after that but Sean Dyche knows them better,” the Reds boss said.
“We need them to lose games and historically they don’t do that. Arsenal didn’t look very weak last night.
“We have to play better, that is it. We need points. We are not safe in the Champions League. Tottenham have played a lot of games less than us.”
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Liverpool and Tottenham’s fixtures compared
Klopp’s comments come across as slightly bizarre when you look at the current positions of both sides in the league.
Spurs are 14 points behind Liverpool, albeit with two games in hand over the Reds.
Yet, taking a look at our fixtures in comparison to Liverpool’s, it would take something extraordinary for Klopp’s side to finish below Tottenham.
Tottenham
Arsenal (H) – April 28
Chelsea (A) – May 2
Liverpool (A) – May 5
Burnley (H) – May 11
Manchester City (H) – May 14
Sheffield United (A) – May 19
Liverpool
West Ham (A) – April 27
Tottenham (H) – May 5
Aston Villa (A) – May 13
Wolves (H) – May 19