Jurgen Klopp is confident Liverpool will again challenge Manchester City for the Premier League next season after just missing out on a first title in 29 years.
A 2-0 win over Wolves courtesy of two goals from Sadio Mane was ultimately not enough as City’s 4-1 win at Brighton ensured Pep Guardiola’s side finished just ahead of the Reds by a point.
While Klopp said he cannot promise the competition will be as intense and relentless as this season, he is looking forward to another battle with City.
“As long as City are around with the quality they have and the financial power and all that stuff, it’s not that any other team will pass them easily. That’s clear,” he said.
“As long as this is the case we need to be very close to perfection to win the Premier League.
“I don’t say we will have 97 points next year or whatever, maybe that’s not needed, I don’t know. We will come again.
"We used the base from last year but made a big step, unbelievable, and there’s still a bit to come."— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 12, 2019
“We made unbelievably big steps and I really expect more to come, that’s the truth.
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“There’s a lot to come, a lot of years, it’s all about you and what you do with it, and that’s what we do with it.
“People will tell us it’s 30 years or whatever (since Liverpool won the league) but other clubs have bigger problems, to be honest.
Klopp consoles Mohamed Salah after Liverpool miss out on the Premier League title. (Peter Byrne/PA)
“This team tried it the first time, and I really think they did it quite impressively for a first time.
“This team is not a finished article. We will go again, 100 per cent.”
Liverpool finished with the third-highest points tally in top-flight history with 97, bettered only by City’s 98 this season and 100 in the previous campaign.
They also lost just one league match – crucially at City in January – had two of the Premier League’s three joint-top scorers in Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, while goalkeeper Alisson Becker claimed the Golden Glove for 21 clean sheets, one better than City counterpart Ederson.
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