Klopp: Liverpool’s chance of winning the Premier League is unlikely but possible
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said that the chance of his team snatching the English Premier League
title from Manchester City in the last round of next Sunday is “impossible, but possible”.
Liverpool beat Southampton 2-1 to become one point behind City before the last round.
Liverpool needs to beat Wolverhampton in Liverpool’s stronghold “Anfield”, and Manchester City
should not beat its guest Aston Villa.
Aston Villa, led by coach Steven Gerrard, the former Liverpool captain, plays against struggling Burnley,
on Thursday, before heading to the Etihad Stadium to face coach Pep Guardiola’s team.
“It’s possible, not likely, but it’s possible. And that’s enough,” said Klopp, who won the league title in 2020,
and is seeking to win a historic quartet.
The German coach added, “Certainly not likely because City will play at home against Aston Villa,
who plays a match on Thursday. It will be a difficult match against Burnley, who are struggling to escape relegation.”
“But it’s football. I remember when City won the title (in 2019), it was because of 11 millimeters,
” he added, referring to John Stones’ kick off the goal line in the City-Liverpool match in 2019.
Klopp indicated that he expected an enthusiastic atmosphere at Anfield in the last round.
“If some people want us to be champions, we have to win first and Aston Villa get one point from City,” he said.
“We all know that we will not give up. We will try, it will be a home game, our last home game of the season.
The atmosphere will be exceptional and we will try to take advantage of it.”
He added: “We have to do our job. Football gets complicated sometimes. Aston Villa will play on Thursday
and then Sunday. We’ll see but we have to focus on ourselves.”
Klopp: Liverpool’s chance of winning the Premier League is unlikely but possible
