Klopp has named his new team “Liverpool 2.0”, but admits his new side have a long way to go before they can reach the spectacular levels of his previous teams at Anfield.
Liverpool trail City by one point at the top of the Premier League table, having lost only once in 12 Premier League games this season, in highly controversial fashion at Tottenham in September.
“We decided last year that we had to change a lot,” Klopp said. “We’re going in the right direction at the moment and that’s really important.”
However, they still have to prove that they can match the relentless City machine again over a tough long period of 38 games.
Anfield appears to have been restored as a fortress around which the foundations of a title tilt can be built – Liverpool have won all nine games in domestic competitions this season, scoring 27 goals in the process. .