Klopp says Liverpool aim to be as 鈥榓nnoying鈥� as possible in title race

Liverpool鈥檚 manager Jurgen Klopp applauds at the end of their Premier League match against Brighton and Hove Albion (2-0) at the Amex stadium in Brighton on Saturday. (AP)
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  • City's goalless draw at Crystal Palace on Monday means Klopp's side can close the gap to a single point with victory at in-form Arsenal on Wednesday
  • Klopp said his team were determined to push City all the way

LONDON: Jurgen Klopp said Tuesday that Liverpool are aiming to be as 鈥渁nnoying as possible鈥� as they hunt down Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.
City鈥檚 goalless draw at Crystal Palace on Monday means Klopp鈥檚 side can close the gap to a single point with victory at in-form Arsenal on Wednesday, with a trip to the Etihad still to come.
In the 2018/19 season, Liverpool won their final nine league matches only for Pep Guardiola鈥檚 team to reel off 14 successive victories to finish top by a point.
Klopp said his team, who have already won the League Cup this season and are still in the Champions League and the FA Cup, were determined to push City all the way.
鈥淭hat is the plan, of course, that we keep being as annoying as possible but we have to win our football games,鈥� said the German manager.
He said there were some 鈥渞eally tough鈥� games to come in the 10 remaining league fixtures, starting with the match at the Emirates on Wednesday.
Klopp said Liverpool, who have won their past eight Premier League games, had to be prepared for a 鈥渓ong finish鈥� to the season due to their success across four competitions.
鈥淚t鈥檚 final after final after final after final after final what we play, pretty much,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 how it is, that鈥檚 how we prepare, that鈥檚 how we set it up, that鈥檚 the situation. So, what kind of different situation could there be out there? That we are 10 points ahead or whatever?
鈥淭hen it is like 10 games to go and everybody tells you, 鈥榠ts (done) already, when will the celebrations be?鈥� It鈥檚 really uncomfortable, not that it happened often in my life, to sit in that situation. So now everything is in front of us 鈥� attack it, chase it, go for it, that鈥檚 what we do.鈥�
Mohamed Salah is likely to be available to face Arsenal after a foot injury forced him off during Saturday鈥檚 2-0 win over Brighton.
鈥淢o is a tough cookie and he was only a little bit cut, we were quite lucky with it. It was swollen, painful, yesterday a little less swollen, less painful,鈥� added Klopp.
鈥淣ow I got the message before the press conference that Mo is ready to train and we will see how that looks.鈥�