Klopp: "Nobody can compete with City. You have best team in the world"

Jurgen Klopp

says "some clubs have a ceiling" when asked why Liverpool can't compete financially with Premier League rivals

and

Newcastle United

.

are 13 points behind the champions ahead of Sunday's game against City. This is their worst start to a league season since 2012, when they won only nine points in their first eight games.

Last season, Pep Guardiola's team won the Premier League by one point over Liverpool. Since Erling Haaland came over from Borussia Dortmund, they have been getting better and better. Also, Newcastle is off to a good start in their first full season under their rich Saudi owners. On Friday, Magpies manager Eddie Howe said there was "no ceiling" for the Magpies.

When asked how Liverpool could keep up with City, Klopp said that they were one of only three football clubs in the world that didn't have to worry about money. "You will not like the answer, and you all have the answer already," Klopp said. "

Nobody can compete with City. You have the best team in the world, and you put in the best striker on the market."

"No matter what it costs, they just do it. I know City will not like it, nobody will like it. Liverpool can not act like them. It's not possible. It's just clear. There are three clubs in world football that can do what they want, financially. It's legal and everything, fine. But it's a fact. It's not a problem at all for me, it is what it is. But don't ask me that question. You all should know it, it's not possible to deal with that, and it will be like this."

"I hear now at Newcastle they said, 'there's no ceiling for this club'. He's absolutely right, there's no ceiling for Newcastle. Congratulations, some other clubs have ceilings.

"  During preseason, Haaland was compared to Liverpool's new forward

Darwin Nunez

, who has only scored two goals in the Premier League. Klopp wants the Uruguayan to focus on his own game, though. Klopp said, 

"I'll say it like this: I think Darwin Nunez would have scored a couple more goals if he could play in the centre for Man City this season,"

Klopp said.

"He would be a good striker for them too, finishing the situations off. We have to improve our game to bring more situations.

"I don't know. I hope he's not in a process where he compares himself with Erling Haaland, but I think he's really making steps here. You could really see in his face and everything, his goal [in a 7-1 thrashing of Rangers on Wednesday] was really important to him.

"You need these moments, I hope he's not doing that or thinking about that. I don't see that. We are in our situation and want to solve our situation, that's all we are concerned about."

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