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WE WERE JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH: KLOPP
The Straits Times
|April 26, 2024
Shattered Reds boss apologises to fans as his first away derby loss dents title hopes
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LONDON Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has apologised to fans, after a 2-0 loss to Everton in the Merseyside derby on April 24 that all but extinguished their faint hopes of winning the English Premier League title.
The Reds are three points behind leaders Arsenal (77) with four games remaining.
Holders Manchester City remain in the driver's seat - they could be on 76 points with one game in hand on the Gunners should they beat Brighton & Hove Albion on April 25, in a match that kicked off after press time.
Klopp, who is leaving Anfield at the end of the season, had never lost on his previous seven visits to Goodison Park.
But his final taste of the Merseyside derby was a bitter one.
"You can read the table. We need a crisis at City and Arsenal and we need to win football games," said a completely shattered Klopp, when asked about his team's chances.
"I don't know. I can only apologise for today to the people.
This story is from the April 26, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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