Jurgen Klopp says he never for a second thought about football when the Premier League went into hibernation although he was hit about the ‘null and void’ comments people made.

The German addressed that there was a point he did not want his team to be crowned Champions on a point-per-game basis since it would have been more of giving the title to Liverpool as a present.

The Reds went into isolation following the coronavirus outbreak after accruing a 25-point gap on top of the table. They needed two wins from nine games to win the title after almost three decades without a Premier League trophy.

Speaking at a pre-match conference, Jurgen Klopp believes sports is about fairness therefore the best way for his side to attain the title is through a competition to the finish; a decision he sees fit taken by the shareholders of the PL.

“When we went to lockdown I didn’t think about it for a second, like, ‘Oh my God, that’s now a season where we are so close.’ Not for a second, because that was not important in that moment.

“I became worried in the moment when people started talking about null and void the season, because it was like, ‘Wow!’ And I really felt it physically. That would have been really, really, really hard.

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“We don’t expect to get it as a present, so we didn’t want to have it on a points per game thing. So we were really happy when it was decided we can play again.

“But there were moments – you know how long the discussions were – [when] some people brought it up from time to time, for different reasons. When that was off the table then I felt quite relieved.

“Now we are here. If they would have done points per game and we couldn’t have played, we probably would now be champions. Now we aren’t, we have to play for it – that’s great, that’s how it should be in sports. And now we go for it. That’s it.

“We don’t think in our minds that we are already nearly there or whatever. We know the situation in the table, but we saw [Manchester] City playing, we see all the other teams.

“We needed a lot of work to come where we were in the season, but we needed luck as well, that’s how it always is. That’s what we need again, because it will be tough – the toughest of the toughest – the next few weeks.

“I hope I can enjoy it; that’s the plan actually, hard work was never a problem to us. But we need to make sure we really play again the best football we are able to play. Then we will be fine and we’ll see what we have to celebrate, and how we can celebrate. But these things are only important in the moment when it has then finally happened, and not before.”