Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he will not watch Manchester City live again after watching them move a step closer to lifting the Premier League title in a victory over Leicester City in 2019. The Liverpool chief remembers the game, almost three years ago now, as the moment where the Premier League title moved from within their reach due to a stunning Vincent Kompany long-range strike. It handed City the win that they needed to leapfrog Liverpool and sit at the top of the Premier League table heading into the final game of the season.
Jurgen Klopp said: “The last time I watched them was when we were both in a similar situation and they played Leicester when Kompany scored. I hate the fact that Sky Sports still have this goal and use it in a lot of their pre-match trailers! We have watched it long enough, it was one of the hardest moments of my life. I still remember exactly what I was thinking at the time. [James] Maddison was tired and I was thinking ‘come on Brendan, sub him!’ and it was that exact area that Kompany fired the ball into the goal from. That was the last time I’ve watched them. We have to learn from our mistakes sometimes so that’s something I don’t do now. This whole thing about who plays first or last. We know the situation – we just have to win. But I don’t think they are too bothered whether they play first or if we play first.”
