Liverpool’s six-point lead in the Premier League title ‘means nothing’ at this stage of the season, Jurgen Klopp has declared.
The Reds extended their advantage at the summit as they earned a 4-0 win over Newcastle United on Saturday while Manchester City were beaten at Leicester City.
The reigning champions’ defeat at the King Power Stadium saw them fall seven points behind the league leaders, with Tottenham now a point ahead in second place.
But Klopp isn’t reading too much into his team’s position at the halfway stage of the campaign, particularly with games against Arsenal and Manchester City on the horizon.
He said: “That means nothing. We play Arsenal and City.
"Good that we have six points more than other teams but that is pretty much what we wanted to do all the time, create a basis for the rest of the season. Now the first part of the season is over.
“We want to create our own history so the first time in the Premier League unbeaten, we conceded seven goals, that is good. Numbers good, good situation, but 19 games to go.
“So we play Arsenal, we play City, we play Tottenham, we play all the teams again. It’s very difficult, very long way to go, we know that.
“I had no idea how any other team was playing, I didn’t even know where they were playing. Afterwards I got the results and I have to say it didn’t do a lot for me.
"It is just information. We have to win our games, we have to be focused, we have to be really in the mood and have tunnel vision and see where it will leads us.”
