Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool's recent slump is 'not a catastrophe' as he issued a rallying cry to his out-of-form champions.
The German called on his side to fight back against media criticism and rubbished talk that he has to rebuild his side after a run of four games without a win.
'Teams have dips here and there. I understand 100 per cent the need to talk all the time about it. We cannot change it just in a minute', he said ahead of hosting Burnley on Thursday night.
'Somebody has to be calm in this situation. It’s not a catastrophe this situation, it’s not perfect. We have to be as good as we can be. I saw a lot of good signs in the Man United game.'
But he conceded that they have failed to make steps forward this season, after promising to 'attack' their title defence in the summer, and urged the team to take the pressure off the misfiring front three amid a run of three games without a goal.
'The boys themselves know that goals are not flying in from right and left so have to work on it. The calmer you stay... stay greedy as well and make good decisions. Then the situation will change. There will be a moment when we score again', he said.
Liverpool missed the chance to go five points clear at the top when they were held at home by West Brom on Boxing Day. Having failed to hit the target since Sadio Mane's 12th-minute strike, Klopp's side are now fourth and four points off the top.
But Klopp is refusing to get carried away by the poor run of results: 'It's football. It’s not a new game. Other teams know what we're doing, they knew last year but it was difficult to defend.
'The chances we have to finish off better, get the shot off better or play the last pass better. I heard somewhere that I have to rebuild this team.
'The world is a crazy place, not just because of the pandemic. No one has time anymore. You only have time if you make steps forward.
'After last season we didn’t make steps forward, we know that. We can only change that by playing, not by talking.'
And he took aim at Liverpool's critics as he insisted his side's form will turn around.
'You don’t want to hear my message to the players. It doesn't put you in a good light!
'We go for this and if you can't see it, I cannot change that. Not here. Only thing I can do is work with the boys on the right stuff to see it again in the games we play.
'If you think we don’t score goals because we don’t try enough, I can’t change that. Only thing I can do is work with the boys on the right stuff and you all see it again.'
Source: m.allfootballapp.com