Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has refused to give up on the title race despite his team’s defeat to Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday, saying he is in “no mood” to concede the league yet ahead of the trip to West Ham on Saturday.
The Merseyside derby loss, combined with Arsenal and Manchester City‘s comfortable wins over Chelsea and Brighton respectively, has left Liverpool third in the Premier League table and requiring both teams to drop points in their final few league games.
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Asked at his Friday news conference how he would assess his team’s campaign, Klopp answered: “I would not assess it now. I’m not in the mood to give up, to wave the white flag. We just have to look after ourselves and make sure we play better.”
Despite that stoicism, Klopp had earlier in the news conference admitted that Liverpool’s title rivals had likely ceased to see his team as a threat.
“I’m pretty sure Arsenal and City see it as a two-horse race, even if they say something else publicly.
