Jurgen Klopp has tips for Liverpool's "desperate" fans with nervousness over the title race

Jurgen Klopp rebadured Liverpool fans that he would not get stuck in the title battle by saying: I do not get nervous.

The boss Klopp is the most casual man in Merseyside, while the giants of Anfield get closer to winning their first title in 29 years, four points ahead of Tottenham, their closest rival , with 14 games to play.

The Reds fans were worried after the midweek draw against Leicester, which prevented them from arguing seven times against the champions and their most likely rivals, Manchester City, who lost to Newcastle the previous night.

Klopp won the title in Germany with Borussia Dortmund and insists that he will remain calm while the battle with City reaches its climax.

"I'm not a nervous person, so I was never nervous before the first title," said Klopp, who could be a stone's throw away from City – which will host Arsenal on Sunday – at the send-off. Monday's visit to West Ham.

"It's like that, yes, experience has shown me that I've worked the same way, so I have not changed.

"Our tools for sorting out the situation are football.

"Yes, there is pressure. There was pressure last year, many when we played Manchester City in the quarterfinals of the Champions League – and we solved the problem.

"Will there be nervous moments? Yes of course. But do not make them bigger than they are, because there were nervous situations last year, two years ago, three years ago. It's part of the game

"People are a bit confused about this and that, and I understand – we have not been a champion for 29 years. Nobody thinks like that in City, but the situation is different.

"People are really desperate. Is it positive? They really want it, with all that they have. But there are no guarantees and, again, I am not a nervous person. "

So, with all this pressure, is the word "title" forbidden in the locker room as the countdown begins for captain Jordan Henderson, who could eventually lift the Premier League trophy?

Klopp added, "We are first in the table. What are we talking about? We do not have to come to work every day and point to the table.

"We want to finish the season the best we can – and it looks like we can do something special. But of course, we do not talk about it. It does not make sense.

"In April, a marathon runner does not talk and do not think about the race he's running now about the Olympics, because he has to run step by step. To win this race.

"Try with everything you have, and then we'll see. Stay healthy, stay in shape. Try as hard as you can and then a big smile.

"We all have to work very hard to win a Premier League – and that's what we have to do 14 times. "