Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has claimed that his side would be closer to runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City if 2020-21 had been a "normal season".
Several key Liverpool players have been injured for significant stretches, particularly in defence where Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip are all likely to miss the rest of the season.
Klopp's side won their first Premier League title last season but currently find themselves in sixth place, 16 points back of Pep Guardiola's side.
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What Klopp said
"It was never the case where we thought how can we overtake City.