Paul Merson believes that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is panicking amidst the pressure of the title race.

The Reds are now one point behind Manchester City, having squandered a seven point lead at the top of the table.

Klopp seemed agitated throughout their 0-0 draw with Everton, while some of his post-game comments were called into question.

And Merson believes recent comments from Klopp show he is cracking under the pressure.

"Jurgen Klopp is panicking," Merson told Sky Sports.

"Getting uptight in his press conference about Manchester City... don't worry about Man City, just concentrate on what you're doing.

"Panic is setting in, as shown by his substitutions, bringing on Adam Lallana for Sadio Mane - you've got to win that game.

"Everton were never going to win the game - they had settled for a point. James Milner coming on... I like him, but you've got to win the game.

"You've got Daniel Sturridge and Xherdan Shaqiri on the bench. I've been a manager myself and sometimes you sit there after a game and think 'I shouldn't have done that'."