Hasenhuttl: Winning Premier League title harder for Liverpool than CL

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Ralph Hasenhuttl

thinks that it is harder for

to win the

compared to the

, with the Southampton manager having a say in the Reds title race as his side host Liverpool in a decisive game.

If the Reds win the battle against Southampton, they will cut Manchester City’s lead to one point, with Pep Guardiola’s side being held to a 2-2 draw at West Ham on Sunday.

Winning the game against Southampton, who won only one of their previous ten games in the league, would help Jurgen Klopp’s side get closer to a quadruple. However, if Southampton win, the City will be the champions.

Having sealed the EFL Cup and FA Cup victory, Liverpool are getting ready for the Champions League final against Real Madrid on May 28.

Hasenhuttl insisted that winning the Premier League title would be harder for the Reds.

"We all know Jurgen and how strong he is and you can be sure that he doesn't give up the chance for winning the league, for sure,"

 said Hasenhuttl.

"This is still the title that is the most countable for everybody because it's the hardest to get. For me it's even harder to be over 38 games in the Premier League consistently on the top than to win the Champions League sometimes.

"Even if he [Klopp] says it's tough for him to go for all four, I know he will do everything to win this game on Tuesday to give himself a chance on the last day."

"I think it is fantastic for the Premier League to have such a close title race,

" he added.

"Everybody is electrified from this battle and we are now part of this duel. We have done our job this season against Man City with two points. They lost four points against us in the title race.

"Against Liverpool, the first game we lost, so now it's up to us to show again that we can be competitive against a top team.

"For me, it's one of the most difficult games to prepare for because of the flexibility of the opponent and the unbelievable offensive qualities they have."

Southampton have received home points when they faced United and Tottenham as well as City; however, they lost eight of their previous nine games against Liverpool in the league.

"This is maybe the most difficult one at home,"

he continued.

"We have shown against the top teams that we can achieve something very big – and this is what we will need on Tuesday evening. They [the players] know what team we are facing, they know how tough it is, they know on what run of form they are.

"It's our Champions League final, if you want. And we are going for this with everything we have and the team that is on the pitch is the team that will do everything to make them [the fans] proud."

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