Jurgen Klopp asks the stars of Liverpool to put on the "seatbelt" while he predicts that the title race will run on the wire

Jurgen Klopp asked his Liverpool stars to "buckle up" before a frantic race to the top of the Premier League.

The Reds are tied on points with Manchester City, who played an extra match at the top of the standings, and will face Bournemouth on Saturday.

Director Klopp has launched a rallying cry while rejecting suggestions that the pressure of the building makes him nervous.

Klopp said: "I knew it would be a very difficult race and we are now. Prepare yourselves. Fasten the seat belts and leave.

"In fact, if you want to be a league champion, you have to fight until the last day of the game. It's quite normal and what we need to do.

"Being in this fight is very positive – a big feat – and we have to make sure people see it again. That's the plan. "

Klopp lost his temper with referee Kevin Friend after Monday's draw against West Ham after the same result against Leicester.

He claimed that his friend had favored West Ham after the break, because he understood that the first match of Sadio Mane should have been reported offside.

This led to accusations that he lost his temper in the title race.

But Kop's boss said, "For us, I have not seen what they all say that they can see in our faces. When I spoke to the referee after the match, they said, "Now he's nervous."

"I did not think so, but I can not change it. I am not (nervous).

"We're not blind to our problems, but it's not as bad as people think. It's the truth.

"Of course, it's exciting now, huh? It was always clear that this would happen.

"We have to show on the ground that we are really ready to fight. Fans must show that they are too, if they want to show it.

"We know that the work we have to do at the highest level is to fight for each job site, dig and the crowd is there."