Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists it is too early to speak about catching Manchester City.

The Reds capitalised on City's draw with Southampton by beating Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday.

Klopp's side are now nine points behind City with a game in hand.

Asked if his side sent a statement to City, he told BBC Sport: "No. The distance is too far to talk about it but we don't have to.

"We just need to win football matches. We will see what happens in the final few months."

On the 3-1 win over Palace, Klopp added: "For 35 minutes we were outstanding.

"We looked really sharp and ready to play in small spaces then two or three sloppy passes and the stadium is back, Palace is back and we did not start well in the second half.

"We had our moments but we did not control it any more. If you lose a little bit of focus it showed how tired we could be as Palace played a really good game. We opened the door for them and they ran through."