Liverpool’s Saturday draw with West Ham, according to Jurgen Klopp, gives Manchester City and Arsenal an insurmountable lead in the Premier League title fight.
With one more game remaining, the Reds are two points behind league leaders Arsenal, having won just one of their previous four league games.
In Sunday’s crucial North London Derby, a win against Tottenham would give the Gunners a five-point lead over Liverpool.
Although Arsenal has played one more game than the Blues, they are still one point ahead of Man City, who have played two fewer games than Liverpool.
With just three games left in his Liverpool career, Klopp claims the team’s title defense is virtually gone.
“We need to win our games,” he stated following the 2-2 draw with West Ham at the London Stadium.
The game was not won by us. That doesn’t much help our current circumstances. Do Arsenal and Manchester City seem like they will drop two or three games? No, I don’t think so, but to be honest, I’m not upset or anything.
I don’t give it much thought. “Let’s see what that means in the end, but we just need to win football games.
What do we currently possess? 75 points, huh? 84 [are] achievable, and I believe it would be wise to attempt to reach that number.
I will approach things with that thinking and attitude, and we’ll see what that entails. Long ago, I believe, someone won the championship with 84 points.
I apologize, but I am afraid I cannot give you better news. Sunday’s match between Arsenal and Spurs will be challenging despite Arsenal’s recent 4-0 loss to Newcastle.
The Whites have won just once in their past nine games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and have not dropped a game at home in the league since February.
In other news, Man City’s first of their final five games is away to Nottingham Forest. Prior to the weekend, Mikel Arteta was feeling laid back. On the race for the title, he stated:
We must examine ourselves, give our best effort, win our matches, and then watch to see what transpires.
