City’s superb Watford victory doesn’t faze Liverpool boss Klopp

LIVERPOOL boss Jurgen Klopp was not fazed by title rivals Manchester City’s thumping 8-0 win over Watford, insisting it is points that matter not style.

Klopp’s side restored their five-point gap at the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 success at Chelsea, posting their 15th league win on the bounce.

It came 24 hours after reigning champions City posted a club-record Premier League win against the Hornets and this fascinating battle between the two teams continues.

Klopp, who watched City’s highlights after training on Saturday, said Liverpool have the early advantage because they have more points.

Asked what he thought of City’s win, the German replied: “I wanted to see the goals. I saw a 2:50 summary when we left the training pitch. I saw eight goals and three times the woodwork.

“I have to watch fully to really understand i t. It happened to us a few years ago when we lost 5-0.

“This type of football not a lot of teams can play but we play in our way, we try to win football games. In the end, we need to get the points, there is no competition in technical things, it i s about the points.

“I still don’t see that it is only two teams. At the moment we don’t have to think about it. It’s matchday six, we are talking about the title with 32 games to go. I think that it is a bit early.”

It looked like being a routine three-point haul for the Reds as Trent A l e x a n d e r -A r n o l d ’s brilliant finish from a freekick was added to by Roberto Firmino’s header.

Chelsea, who had a goal ruled out by VAR at 1-0, did not wilt after the break, though, and N’Golo Kante’s fine individual strike had Liverpool hanging on — but they did enough to win.

Jurgen Klopp is animated on the touchline.