"We need a crisis" - Jurgen Klopp rates Liverpool's title chances after derby defeat

The Reds have seen their hopes of lifting the trophy take a huge hit courtesy of two defeats in their last three league matches, losing at home to Crystal Palace on April 14 before going down 2-0 to Everton in Wednesday night's Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.

Liverpool are second in the table, three points behind the leaders Arsenal, while they are one point ahead of third-placed Man City, who have two games in hand.

Klopp has claimed that his side now need «a crisis» to occur for their two title rivals in order to finish at the top of the pile come the end of the season.

«I really feel for the people. We never lost here (under Klopp) and it feels really different. I really apologise for that,» Klopp told reporters after the Merseyside derby.

When asked whether his side were still in the title race this season, he added: «I understand it, it's part of the business, but I don't know why I have to answer this question – obviously you can read the table.

»So, should I say now we are still fully in? We need a crisis at [Manchester] City and Arsenal, and need to win football games, because if they start now losing all the games and we do what we did tonight, nothing changed. And we are not safe in the Champions League as well so we should just play better football.

«You can see we are in a rush in front of the goal, you can see that. It's long ago but I blame a little bit the [Manchester] United game for it; that many chances and you play really good but you don't get anything for it.

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