Jurgen: My Reds still in a title fight

JURGEN KLOPP says the title race is far from over – despite Liverpool’s commanding 13-point lead at the top.

Sadio Mane’s controversial VAR winner made it 55 out of a possible 57 points and the Reds also have a game in hand.

But Anfield boss Klopp said: “It is no different to before the game to be honest. There’s a long way to go for all of us.

“Everybody asks me what it was like in 2019. My 2019 team was brilliant, but that is not important. We count seasons, not years.

“This season is not over. We are halfway there with 19 games to play, it’s a lot. And probably 19 of them will be like this tonight.

“We’ll be facing teams who are fighting for the league with all they have and the fight for the Champions League and Europa League has opened up again.

“Who cares about points in December? We have just created a basis we can work with.”

Klopp felt the VAR decisions to allow Mane’s goal and disallow Wolves’ equaliser were correct.

“I think Nuno wasn’t happy with the VAR,” he said. “For me, I was surprised when the whistle came for the handball. I thought it was a clear shoulder.”

Anfield chiefs are investigating an alleged incident between Wolves’ Jonny and a ball boy.

The Reds are looking into claims that the wing-back came into contact with the boy while trying to retrieve a ball.

Liverpool said in a statement: “The club is aware of the incident and will follow established protocols in terms of gathering information.”