Poor record against Manchester United not significant for Klopp

Jurgen Klopp insists his and the clubs poor record at Old Trafford has no bearing on Sundays match against Manchester United.The German has not won in four visits to their arch-rivals ground, coming away with three draws and a defeat.Liverpools last victory there came in March 2014, a 3-0 win by Brendan Rodgers side in their thrilling title challenge of that season.Liverpool can equal 2 #PL records against Man Utd https://t.co/4Rw5PtKjGr #MUNLIV pic.twitter.com/UlbmfB9Dvc Premier League (@premierleague) October 17, 2019In the Premier League they have won just five times in 27 visits, losing on 16 occasions.But Klopp is a man whose mantra has always been to leave history where it belongs in the past and has no concerns about the statistics.I never really struggled with confidence to be honest. I am quite optimistic they (his players) have a chance, said the Liverpool manager, whose side are looking to equal Manchester Citys Premier League record of 18 successive victories.History, in this case, is not really important. We are really looking forward to playing the game. If someone tells us I havent won there I wouldnt have known. Lets try for the first time and if we cannot win then perform in the best possible way and if they beat us Congratulations.We are not nervous because of the winning streak and the history we could make, we dont think about it really. We are pretty relaxed but very ambitious as well.The Premier League leaders are eight from eight in the league this season and go into the weekend with an eight-point advantage at the top. Twelfth-placed United, by contrast, have endured their worst start for 30 years.Nevertheless, there have been concerns expressed about recent performances with Liverpool enjoying a large slice of luck in their last two wins against Sheffield United, when goalkeeper Dean Henderson allowed the ball to slip through his legs, and Leicester, with an added-time penalty.History, culture and football Our documentary examining the rivalry between us and @ManUtd is now available on @YouTube Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 17, 2019Klopp shrugged off the criticism, saying: Can we play better, yes of course.But first and foremost you have to play better in the moment and that is influenced by your opponent, different situations, last game, next game, whatever.I liked the Leicester game a lot but thats over now and we dont rely on winning a game without performing. View this post on Instagram You need to have a chat with him The Reds with the #FridayFeeling in training #LFC #LiverpoolFC #LiverpoolA post shared by Liverpool Football Club (@liverpoolfc) on Oct 18, 2019 at 5:46am PDTIt is just about building on things and making the next step. We are not perfect but we are working on getting better.It worked out kind of so far and now the next challenge is a good opponent in a difficult situation and we should be ready for that as well.I am sure they (United) are all on their toes, ready and waiting for us.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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