Jurgen Klopp believes Manchester City are still the favourites for the Premier League crown as he insisted of Pep Guardiola's side: “There's no sign of weakness.”

Liverpool are a point clear of the champions and will guarantee themselves top spot for Christmas if they beat Wolves at Molineux on Friday night.

However, Klopp stands by his comment that “only City can stop City” as he's adamant that the Etihad outfit are still the team to beat going into the festive period.

“They are really, really, really good. I have to respect that,” Klopp said.

“I can’t say that City are lucky here and lucky there. They aren’t. Every matchday, they are spot on.

“They were last year, when they got 100 points, and they stay in that mode. Chapeau! (hat off). I have to say it. There’s no sign of weakness.

“You watch a game... okay against Everton, in the first 15 minutes maybe, but it was 12.30pm after a Champions League game, so it was an extended warm-up and there were balls flying around and missed passes.

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“But after that, they took charge of the game and won it comfortably. Thank you very much. Next one.

“That’s why I say it. They are the current champions. And they still play like champions.

“We are all the challengers. I only said it because that’s why we should concentrate on every game and not take any result for granted.

“We are all judged on that because they are the champions. They can do it so it should be possible for us as well.”

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It's been a record-breaking start for the Reds, who have dropped just six points all season.

Momentum has continued to grow on the back of six successive league wins, including cherished triumphs over Everton and Manchester United.

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"I don’t think that way about us to be honest with you," Klopp said.

"I see us every day, every week, and I know we have to work on that, and we have to work on that.

"Do I want to have more time to work on different things? Yeah, always. But you don’t have it, because you have to play a game, and you make changes and you hope it works. That’s how it is.

"I don’t think about us as a team who wants to be there. I only think about a team who wants to win the next game and can win the next game. That’s all.

"I don’t want to put pressure away from us. It’s just the situation, the way I see it. Being completely neutral about it, I look at it and say ‘Yes, the team to beat are obviously City in that case’.

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"But not only them. Tottenham had so many injury problems, the shortest break after the World Cup, no pre-season and won all the games in a difficult situation. Now they are six points behind us. Wow. That’s massive.

"Arsenal’s start, Chelsea's, that’s all really good. So how can we think about anything else other than just winning our games and getting as many points as we can? We know how difficult it is."