Jurgen Klopp is paying no attention to the increased scrutiny on Liverpool and insists he is comfortable dealing with the challenge of delivering the club's first title since 1990.
Liverpool were knocked off top spot for the first time in 52 days on Wednesday, when Manchester City beat Everton 2-0 at Goodison Park, but they can reclaim the lead tomorrow if they avoid defeat to Bournemouth.
This has been Liverpool's worst run of the campaign – they have won two of their last five Premier League fixtures – but it has coincided with their worst run of injuries; Klopp confirmed Joe Gomez will be absent for 'four to six weeks' after undergoing successful surgery on Monday to repair his broken leg.
Jurgen Klopp is paying no attention to the increased scrutiny on his Liverpool team at present
This is Liverpool's worst run of the campaign with just two wins in their last five league games
Klopp is aware that the tone of the narrative around Liverpool has changed over the past fortnight but he is not flustered and is only concentrating on getting his team firing once more.
'The funny thing about that is I didn't read it, I didn't watch it and I still know it!' said Klopp. 'You feel it, with the questions you get asked, the messages I get even from friends. Something obviously changed in their view, but it was always clear that it would happen. It's not important when it happens, it's that it can happen.
'It's normal. It was kind of predictable, and if you want to be top of the table and a champion at the end of the season, you have to show in situations like that, and there are worse situations, real passion, real desire, you have to fight. You cannot come through with
