Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool have to 'fight through games' after earning 'tough' Premier League win at Fulham

Jurgen Klopp said his Liverpool team need to “fight through games” after a “tough” win against Fulham on Sunday afternoon.

Liverpool were 3-1 winners in their Premier League visit to Craven Cottage, with a win that takes them equal on points at the top of the Premier League table with Arsenal.

Manchester City are a point behind them both, but have a game in hand after playing their FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Saturday.

The away side had to wait more than half an hour to take the lead, through defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, and they also had to come back from a first-half equaliser from Timothy Castagne.

Two goals in the second period wrapped up the points for Liverpool against Marco Silva’s side, and while Klopp was happy with the win, he was aware that the league demanded consistency.

He told Sky Sports: "Unfortunately, we played all the others [too]. In periods where you don't score, it's easy to talk about. For the boys, it's tough. You have to get through this.

“I liked the performance, I liked the options. It's a good squad situation. We need all of them, we need to fight through games and we have the derby to focus on."

Discussing the title race he finds himself in, he added: "This is the strongest league in the world, the hardest league in the world, and we're in this with two sensational football teams.

“Sometimes, we have to get momentum back and now we need to play every three days."

The German dismissed the idea that going a point clear of City would add pressure on Pep Guardiola’s men, explaining: "I get 'scoreboard pressure' but do you think Man City care? I don't care.

“We focus on ourselves. I say everything I think will help, I'm not sure this will help. It's a really tough game. We face Everton, which is not a normal game. It will be tricky but we will give it a go."

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