Jurgen Klopp claims he didn’t bother to check how Manchester City had fared on Saturday, after his Liverpool side had come from behind to beat Aston Villa 2-1 in stoppage time.
Both of the top two in the Premier League had to fight for points this weekend, with City also leaving it late to turn around a home fixture with Southampton.
Key midfielder Fabinho was rested by Klopp, with the combative Brazilian one booking away from suspension and the crunch clash with City at Anfield looming next weekend.
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But Klopp says the prospect of the City game hadn’t been too high up in his thinking ahead of the trip to Villa, with a home fixture with Genk in the Champions League to negotiate first.