Southampton: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted his side may not meet the standard of Manchester City's football, but they can still deny Pep Guardiola's men the title after moving top of the Premier League by beating Southampton 3-1 on Friday.
Just like their last two outings, Klopp's team needed late goals from Mohamed Salah and Jordan Henderson to move two points clear of City, who still have a game in hand.
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"The performance was not top level but it is about fighting. People want us to play like Manchester City, we are unable to do that, we play our own football," said Klopp.
"We have 82 points now, that is massive in this crazy league and everyone is waiting for us. I am really proud. It is incredible."
Liverpool notched a win coming from behind at St Mary's after Shane Long's ninth-minute opener, but they levelled the scoreline before half-time, thanks to Naby Keita's first goal for the club.
The visitors then dominated the second-half but had to wait until 55 minutes when Salah ran from inside his own half on the counter-attack from Southampton corner to score his first goal for nine games.
Later, substitute Jordan Henderson made a big impact with his first goal of the season to seal a vital three points.
"It is nice for Naby Keita to score the first to show Southampton it will not be easy for them. After that we controlled it more. It was good, I liked it," added Klopp.
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"It is a difficult year for everybody. You need to have 70-75 points for the Champions League and 90-something for the title. We are in the race and that is nice."
Meanwhile, Liverpool will have rather easy outings in their remaining five matches compared to Manchester City's six, that cicludes their visit to Tottenham and a trip to Manchester United. No doubt, both teams will give them tough fight.
