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Patrice Evra said that Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool could not be considered a great team if they did not win three consecutive Premier League titles.
The Reds convincingly beat Leicester 3-0 at Anfield on Sunday night and tied Tottenham at the top of the table – 20 after 9 games.
The victory also extended Liverpool’s record to 64 unbeaten home games.
But former Manchester United defender Evra believes there is still a lot to be desired from Jurgen Klopp’s side.
The Frenchman had this to say about Sky Sports: “We have to calm down, these are only 9 games. I will call them a great team when they win three league titles in a row. If they don’t win this year, I will not consider them an amazing team. Everything.” And if they win the league for three years in a row, Liverpool will get the recognition they deserve. Many teams have done it in the past. “
Freddie Ljungberg, another Sky analyst who won two Arsenal titles in 2002 and 2004, also believes Liverpool’s current squad is not the best ever.
“It’s a great, great club, but if I say they are the best team compared to other historical teams, I don’t think it’s fair. I agree with Patrice,” said the Swede.
Liverpool lifted its first Premier League title in July, ending a 30-year wait.
This was the 19th title for the “reds”, ahead of the eternal rival Manchester United, who has 20. Liverpool won three consecutive titles in the English elite for the last time in the 80s of the last century (between 1981 and 1984).
Evra was part of the Manchester United team, which won the championship cups from 16-20, including three in a row between 2006 and 2009.
The Frenchman believes that Liverpool will be a contender for the top spot in the coming years, but does not know if he will be able to make a long series of championships.
Evra, 39, added: “They send a great signal to their opponents for the title and show that they are even stronger. Liverpool will be a great contender and I will not be surprised to repeat their title. A great club, that’s all. can I do say. “
Klopp’s team won Sunday night thanks to a comical own goal by Johnny Evans and goals by Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino.
The Reds won against the extremely stable Leicester team despite the absence of key defenders Virgil van Dyke, Joe Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Liverpool also did not have Mohamed Salah, who tested positive for coronavirus last week while in camp with the Egyptian national team.
The victory over Leicester put Liverpool in second place in the table with a goal difference worse than José Mourinho’s Tottenham.
