Liverpool News: John Aldridge says: "Less pressure on pursuers of Anfield title than my time"

The legend of Anfield, John Aldridge, states that there are not as many expectations of Liverpool title opponents as the previous generations of the club.

And the former striker believes that Jurgen Klopp's men should use this situation to take advantage of their fight against the Manchester City champion as they seek to end 29 years of drought.

Aldridge won a Division 1 title and an England Cup with Liverpool between 1986 and 1990.

His last year with the club was the last time that they were crowned champions.

And he thinks these barren years led Liverpool to be under less pressure than it was as a serial winner in the 1980s and '90s.

"There is a ridiculous hype because it is Liverpool and all these years we have not won the Premier League," he said. Sky sports.

"There is a lot of interest around the world, with the Liverpool fan base, but I can not believe that there's so much talk with January that just finished – he's crazy to be very honest.

"They are doing well right now. They had some problems and suffered some injuries. You talk about pressure now, we had pressure every season – 60, 70, 80 – every season to win. .

"The pressure was on the team to do the business and we did a lot – season-in, season-out, keep it – it was a different type of pressure."

"We always had expectations, we waited for each season – silverware, silverware, silverware.For us, winning a cup in one season was ridiculous because the standards were high."

Liverpool, tied for points with leader City, can climb to the top of the Premier League standings by avoiding defeat in the upcoming match against Manchester United on Feb. 24.

The article continues below

Aldridge added: "City has raised the bar mbadively last season, Liverpool has raised theirs and follows them for the moment.

"Enjoy it and see it to the end, enjoy being the best player in the world and staying at the top of the leaderboard, the manager says all the right things, so get out and be willing to win every game. .

"Keep believing in yourself, together they will stay there."