Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp discusses title race pressures | OneFootball

Manager Jürgen Klopp has attempted to calm the nerves of Liverpool supporters as the title race plays out.

With the Reds are closing in on their first Premier League title, Klopp apparently has ice-water in his veins.

A mid-week draw with Leicester City sparked a great deal of anxiety on Merseyside but none for the former Borussia Dortmund boss.

“Is what happened with Dortmund a help? Yes, but obviously I was pretty skilled before I won that first one,” Klopp said ahead of Monday’s match with West Ham United.

“The only thing I always knew is do the right thing as often as possible, stay focused on your own way, don’t think about the other things around, and do it as much and do it as good as you can.”

Even though his side are still a way off from the season’s final stretch, the expectations on Liverpool have already been raised.

Any points dropped between now and May will be seen as a chance for rivals Manchester City or Tottenham Hotspur to gain ground on the Reds.

“Yes, there is pressure, there was pressure last year, a lot of pressure when we played Man City away in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and we dealt with it.”

As the matches count down, the pressure will only increase but Klopp hopes to impart his coping strategies onto his players.

“Will there be nervous moments? Yes, for sure. Don’t make them bigger than they are because there were nervous situations last year, two years ago, three years ago.

“We want to finish the season as good as possible and it looks like we could do something special.”