Jurgen Klopp 'not interested' in Premier League title talks despite Chelsea win

It is early days, but Liverpool have already stamped their class on the league – it began with the season-opener where they defeated Arsenal away with a 3-4 scoreline. Although they slumped to a 2-0 defeat to newly promoted Burnley in the very next match in “Liverpool fashion”, they have been more consistent since. A draw against title contenders Tottenham, a 4-1 thumping of champions Leicester, and the win against Chelsea yesterday – they have been on a roll.

Dominating the game all through as their attack ran riot against a shaky Chelsea back-four, the visitors silenced Stamford Bridge with two goals from unlikely contributors. First, it was a world-class finish from center back Dejan Lovren off a Coutinho assist that put them in the lead. Then, skipper Jordan Henderson's sublime 25-yard curler, an early nominee for the Goal of the season, put them firmly in command as they brushed aside a Diego Costa goal to win the derby comfortably.

However, Klopp insisted that he is not thinking about the title at all.

"I'm really not interested," he said yesterday when asked about Liverpool's title prospects, at the post-match conference.

He went on saying, "Someone asked me that when we won 3-1 last season against Chelsea. My answer was: 'Are you crazy?' I remember it.

"I learnt a little bit about the English (media). We have 10 points. That's fantastic. I'm really happy after these difficult fixtures. We know we can play good football, we're convinced about our quality. We just have to do it every week, or every three days."

Klopp dismissed suggestions that his players may struggle to sustain this level of rhythm.

"I've managed for 16 years and I get asked that all the time," said the German.

He added, "It's not about intensity. It's about finding a solution for the opponent. In the first half, it was not that intense.

"We had the ball, so it's about movement, playing football simply. We can come through the lines by running.

"The most intense football is if you make a mistake and have to run in the wrong direction, as we did for their goal. We have to improve, but we don't run like crazy all the time," reported AFP.