A home victory over Wolves wasn’t enough for the Reds to win the title on Premier League’s final matchday.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has reacted to his side’s unsuccessful bid to win the Premier League.
The Reds failed to clinch the title despite their 3-1 win over Wolves at Anfield.
Their closest rivals, Manchester City, went 2-0 down against Aston Villa, reviving Liverpool’s hopes of pulling off a final-day miracle.
However, a five-minute comeback from the Citizens made it 3-2 at Etihad and enabled them to defend their league title.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Klopp reflected on his side’s close title race with City.
He said: “Congratulations to Man City and Pep Guardiola. Thank you to Aston Villa and Wolverhampton for making a proper game of it.
“It’s not the result we wanted. It was a bit of a rollercoaster. I don’t know the results exactly but I know they were 1-0 up – were they 2-0 up as well? Of course at the moment there’s disappointment here as well.
“If it’s 5-0 to City after 10 minutes it’s just a normal game for us. It wasn’t our best game either, but it’s all good. 92 points is absolutely incredible. We wanted it all, but now it’s OK.
“[Finishing second] is the story of my life. I’m still the record holder for not getting promoted in Germany with the highest points tally. You need to get more points than any other teams, but we didn’t do that.
“You can’t do more than give your absolute best and that’s what the boys did again. We chased the best team in the world to the wire, that’s absolutely special. We’ll build a team again and go again.”
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