Liverpool’s title charge driven by Champions League pain, says Klopp
• Team wants to make amends for Real Madrid defeat
• Manager expects Sadio Mané to be fit for Chelsea
Liverpool are driven in their pursuit of the Premier League title by the pain of last season’s Champions League final and not a slip-up against Chelsea five years ago, Jürgen Klopp has said.
The Liverpool manager dismissed comparisons between Sundays crucial fixture at Anfield and Chelsea’s visit at a similar stage of the 2013-14 season when a 2-0 defeat derailed the title ambitions of Brendan Rodgers’ team. Klopp admits a determination to make amends is a factor in Liverpool’s challenge this season but cited defeat by Real Madrid last May as the source, not a different team under a different manager falling into José Mourinho’s trap.