‘A protracted solution to go’: Klopp and Solskjaer each centered on victory as Liverpool and Manchester United put together for epic conflict

Rival bosses Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Jurgen Klopp are each avoiding speak of title race ramifications as they put together their respective sides for a titanic Premier League conflict at Anfield on Sunday.

Manchester United supervisor Solskjaer has quietly gone about his enterprise and, regardless of fan criticisms of his administration, particular person gamers and the way in which the membership has been run at board degree, the Norwegian has been in a position to slowly flip the tide on the Previous Trafford membership.

Now they sit on the high of the Premier League desk, having began the New 12 months because the league leaders for the primary time since Sir Alex Ferguson’s facet received the Scot’s closing title in cost again in 2013.

Nonetheless, with simply 17 video games performed, Solskjaer is not getting carried away together with his crew’s early-season success.

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“You aren’t getting something for being on the high of the league in January – it is not ever one thing now we have valued,” he mentioned.

“It is the place you find yourself on the finish of the season that issues.

“You’re at all times excited when you’ll play towards groups of that high quality.

“Type goes out of the window and it would not matter. Whenever you go to Anfield, it is a large sport for the membership, the gamers and the followers. I am wanting ahead to it.”

Regardless of United’s lofty place, Solskjaer is aware of that Liverpool haven’t misplaced a house sport within the Premier League since April 2017, and for that motive he places his crew within the position of underdogs forward of the Anfield journey.

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“Being the place we’re within the league simply provides us extra confidence and it is a signal of the place we’re at,” he mentioned.

“The sport towards the champions, who’ve a tremendous file at Anfield, is a good take a look at for us.

“Can we go there and trigger an upset? We’re the challengers and so they have earned the fitting to be champions.

“We wish one thing they’ve. Should you take a look at the leads to the previous couple of seasons, it [victory] could be an upset.”

In the meantime, Liverpool boss Klopp is not studying an excessive amount of into Sunday’s conflict with regard to the general title race. The 2019-20 champions received the league at a canter, however this season’s title battle seems extensive open.

Telling reporters there was nonetheless “a protracted solution to go” within the title race, Klopp mentioned his focus is fastened merely on getting the win towards Liverpool’s longtime rivals.

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“Successful a soccer sport, profitable towards United, is sufficient in itself. It is not obligatory that there is a particular ingredient that now we have a house sport and we wish to win,” he mentioned.

“There is no additional add-on within the sport as a result of they’re within the state of affairs they’re. They deserve the factors they’ve to this point and now we have ours.

“Manchester Metropolis are one sport behind and so they’re very shut as nicely. We do not always take into consideration different groups. We simply try to win soccer video games and United are good. They at all times had been.”

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