Jurgen Klopp dismisses comparisons to 2014 title slip-up against same opponents

Jurgen Klopp has insisted there’s ‘no relevance’ between Liverpool’s match with Chelsea on Sunday and the 2014 conflict at Anfield.

Practically 5 years in the past, Brendan Rodgers’ facet had been overwhelmed 2-Zero by the Blues to finish an 11-match successful run – with that slip up permitting Manchester City to displace the Reds and seal the title.

The match is notorious for the Steven Gerrard slip that allowed Demba Ba to attain a vital purpose at Anfield.

Only one participant, Daniel Sturridge, stays on the membership from the 18-man match day squad for Liverpool that day.

And talking forward of the sport, Liverpool boss Klopp says he doesn’t see the importance within the fixture.

“I by no means thought for one second about 2014 till I entered this room.

“Not one second. Why ought to I?” he stated at his pre-match press convention.

“Final yr no person requested me about (2014) earlier than we performed Chelsea at house.

“I’m undecided it’s in anyone’s thoughts besides yours (the media’s).

“If the followers discuss it I can inform all of them to disregard it.

“It’s nothing to do with us, it’s a very new story. Issues occur as soon as in a lifetime, generally twice, generally by no means.

“Solely the colors and the names of the groups are the identical, just about. I’m utterly optimistic in regards to the sport.

“Anyone who desires to speak to any of my gamers about what occurred years in the past, don’t do it.

“We wish to write our personal historical past, and should you do that you could construct on the positives of the previous, ignore the negatives of the previous and be taught from the errors of the previous.

“We’ve to do it positively, front-foot, the best way we did the entire season.”

When the groups met in April 2014 it was a top-two conflict and each had been within the title race together with Metropolis.

This time round Chelsea are combating only for a top-four place however that doesn’t imply Klopp under-estimates their opponents.

“I do know we’ve to work actually arduous for the outcome,” he added.

“I’m not nervous, I really feel the depth of the competitors, however on this second we see the positives.

“We by no means relaxation there. We’ve to make the subsequent step, and it’s not over but.

“The boys are optimistic, however it’s nonetheless so tough. If you wish to undergo with out difficulties, you haven’t any probability. We attempt to encourage the gamers to play with large balls if potential, to strive the whole lot.

“It’s not potential to play a soccer sport with out errors. So that you don’t have to fret about them, you solely need to take care of them.

“We’ll make errors on Sunday, however we’ve to type it, assist one another, after which we will win a soccer sport.

“We’re utterly centered on the state of affairs and hopefully it’s going to work out.”