The two north west rivals have been locked in a battle for top spot in three of the last four seasons. Manchester City have come out on top on the final day of two of those campaigns (2018-19 and 2021-22).
Second-placed Liverpool finished a massive 18 points above third-placed Chelsea while champions Manchester City finished one point further above.
However, Klopp believes it could be a more level playing field this time, despite the two being overwhelming favorites for the title once again.
Speaking to Sky Sports, the Liverpool boss also mentioned Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur as potential contenders this term.
The German boss acknowledged the importance of striker Erling Haaland to Manchester City, as he said:
Klopp admitted that while he’d be happy to just fight Manchester City for the title, he believes it won’t be a two-horse race this time. He said:
He added:
Jurgen Klopp hits back at critics of Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez
Darwin Nunez, 23, arrived at Liverpool earlier this summer on a club-record deal of £85 million following a sensational season at Benfica. He scored 34 goals in 41 matches for the Portuguese side in all competitions last season.
Nunez endured a difficult pre-season even though he scored four goals in 45 minutes against RB Leipzig. However, the Uruguayan scored in the Community Shield victory against Manchester City and netted in Liverpool’s opening league game against Fulham as well.
Klopp told Sky Sports that he doesn’t understand why people are ready to write off the Uruguayan international, as he explained:
He added:
Klopp claimed that people now recognise Nunez’s ability as he concluded:
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