Liverpool's Pepijn Lijnders claims Jurgen Klopp has built the club's winning culture on a game by game basis.
The Reds are poised to end a three-decade wait for a top flight title as they sit eight-points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Klopp was hired four years ago to replace Brendan Rodgers and has led drastic changes on and off the pitch.
And Lijnders, who first moved to Anfield in 2014, has nothing but praise for the attitude embedded by Liverpool's German manager.
“We searched to create a culture of preparation inside our club, a culture of perfection, and we can feel this now in all the people through all the departments of the club,” the Dutchman told the Liverpool FC magazine .
“But we looked at it game by game, not searching for the records. In my opinion, a long number of wins is only possible with a lot of dedication and effort by all the staff, from the ground staff, kit management team, the analysts… everyone involved.
“Each game had its own story, we had games where we dominated and owned the pitch from the start until the end and we also had games where we had to find solutions and overcome adversity. But what was always there was the ‘chasing over the whole pitch’ attitude of the boys.”
Lijnders had a brief stint in Holland as manager of NEC, but was sacked after less than six months before returning to Anfield in 2018.
He helped Liverpool win their sixth European Cup back in June with a 2-0 victory over Tottenham in Madrid.
Domestically though they were pipped by Manchester City to the title having once held a ten-point lead, but look well placed to turn the tide this term.
Liverpool have won 11 of their 12 Premier League games this season with a draw at Old Trafford their only blip.
