Liverpool title bid ‘not impossible’ despite West Ham draw
Liverpool attacker Cody Gakpo admits it is now “very, very difficult” for the club to win the Premier League title, but believes it is “not impossible”.
The Reds dropped two points on Saturday after drawing 2-2 with West Ham United at the London Stadium.
Jarrod Bowen opened the scoring for the hosts just before the interval, continuing Liverpool?s trend of conceding the first goal in matches this season.
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Andy Robertson hit back shortly after halftime with an equaliser, before Alphonse Areola diverted the ball into his own to put the visitors ahead. However, Michail Antonio levelled matters in the 77th minute.
“The result was not what we wanted,” Gakpo told TNT Sports after the final whistle. “We came for three points. We played a good game, we controlled the first half and then conceded. It is tough to come back but we scored two goals and then we needed to stay more calm and keep the ball. We needed to play and not concede, but we did.”
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Jurgen Klopp encouraged his players to give their all at halftime, but as has been the case in recent weeks they fell short.
“We just have to go for it. We’ve done it a lot of times this season, bouncing back from a goal against. That was the message, just give it our all,” said Gakpo.
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