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Tuesday, January 28
Jan 26, 2020 at 5pm UK
ShrewsburyShrewsbury Town
2-2
Liverpool
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Klopp insists there is "no party" in Liverpool squad

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Liverpool are 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand.
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Liverpool may be having an outstanding season but manager Jurgen Klopp insists there is "no party" in his mind.

The Reds are 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand, needing nine more victories to guarantee a first title in 30 years, having dropped just two points so far.

They are also in the last 16 as they look to defend their Champions League crown and have a fourth-round FA Cup tie at Sky Bet League One club Shrewsbury to look forward to on Sunday.

But despite all the plaudits coming their way, Klopp said this was not the time to be celebrating.

"There is no 10 per cent party in my mind, no 15 per cent, no eight per cent, there is just no party," he said.

"After the game (Thursday's 2-1 win at Wolves) we had these little meetings where I tell the boys what I think and, to be honest, I had to remind myself to say, 'congratulations, the result was outstanding'.

"We have no time to make assessments, we analyse our next opponent and then we go in.

"It is not that we forget what we have to do better. We are all happy with each other, obviously; in a good place, that is clear, and we were in a good place last year and the year before when we didn't win anything.

"We just like working together, working together on improvement and there is still a lot to improve. That is our life.

"Anyone in the past who looked like they would win something and then stopped never got rewarded in history.

"I don't think about (it) but I think if I look back, it makes sense after the last game, whichever that game will be as we are still in two cup competitions."

Klopp will rest most of his first-team stars for the fourth-round trip to Shrewsbury but does not underestimate their League One hosts.

"Of course it is tough, that's the really good thing of a cup competition," he added.

"Shrewsbury qualified in a difficult game, having to play twice, and have been looking forward to this game since they qualified and they knew before that we would be the opponent.

"The lower-league team playing at their home ground is an advantage, hopefully the pitch will be OK – I have no idea so far about any circumstances.

"That is proper cup and I like that. Is it a test? Yes, maybe, but it is not like I test the players, it is a test in general as you play against a team who fights the fight of their life and we have to show how important the next round is to us."

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool23221054153967
2Manchester CityMan City24163565273851
3Leicester CityLeicester24153652242848
4Chelsea2412484132940
5Manchester UnitedMan Utd249783629734
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs249783832634
7Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2481063532334
8Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd248972523233
9Southampton2494113142-1131
10Arsenal2461263234-230
11Crystal Palace247982228-630
12Everton2486102835-730
13Burnley2493122838-1030
14Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2486102436-1230
15Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2467112734-725
16Aston Villa2474133145-1425
17West Ham UnitedWest Ham2365122738-1123
18Bournemouth2465132337-1423
19Watford2458112136-1523
20Norwich CityNorwich2445152447-2317
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