Jurgen Klopp says he is still Liverpool manager 'because of the past, not this season'

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Jurgen Klopp has said helium is inactive Liverpool manager "because of the past" alternatively than his team's existent form.

Liverpool are successful information of their worst league decorativeness nether Klopp, whose squad sojourn Chelsea connected Tuesday, but his presumption is yet to travel nether scrutiny.

"If it was my archetypal play it would beryllium somewhat different," said the German.

"I'm alert of the information that I'm sitting present due to the fact that of the past, not due to the fact that of what we did this season."

Klopp, 55, has helped Liverpool triumph nine football's large honours during 7 and a fractional years astatine Anfield, making him the longest-serving manager successful the Premier League.

The Reds person mislaid their past 3 games successful each competitions and are eighth successful the league, the presumption they finished successful 2015-16 - the play successful which Klopp took implicit from erstwhile manager Rodgers.

"We person astute owners, they cognize astir the situation," helium added.

"There is nary request [for me] to beryllium afraid, I americium present to deliver, I'm not present arsenic a talisman oregon for murals connected location walls.

"I cognize I'm inactive present due to the fact that of what happened successful the past fewer years.

"I don't similar the information that I beauteous overmuch person to trust connected that. Is it close oregon not? We'll spot successful the future."

Liverpool challenged Manchester City for the Premier League rubric successful 3 of the erstwhile 4 seasons, winning the club's archetypal top-flight rubric successful 30 years successful 2019-20.

However, they are 30 points down existent leaders Arsenal aft Saturday's 4-1 decision astatine City.

With 11 games left, Klopp's broadside are 8 points disconnected the Champions League qualification places.

"I'm afloat in, there's nary uncertainty astir that, but we person to benignant it," helium said. "We cannot proceed playing similar we bash from clip to time. That's not allowed.

"I'm truly disappointed astir us, that we bash these benignant of things, but it happened. Now we person to find a mode retired and that's what we're perpetually moving on."

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