FRANKFURT – Liverpool won the Champions League four months ago
under manager Jurgen Klopp but the German coach does not see titles
as his main incentive in football.
"Titles are not and never have been my motivation. I want to win
every game and make my players better day by day. And then we'll see
where that leads," he told dpa ahead of a sponsor's engagement for
the Opel car manufacturer in Frankfurt on Tuesday.
At the same time the 52-year-old said winning the English
Premier League title was a goal for this season after nearly ending
Liverpool's three-decade championship drought last term.
"We were very close last year," he said. "You lose just one game in
the whole season and at the end that's not enough, that was very
bitter."
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City retained the Premier League with 98
points, edging Klopp's Reds by a single point on the last day of the
season.
Liverpool have made an impressive start to the new campaign with
three wins from three putting them top of the table.
"It is also clear that a lot is possible with my team," Klopp
admitted. "And yes, the title in the Premier League would be an
amazing confirmation of many years of hard work."
dpa
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