Bournemouth vs Liverpool: We cannot let ourselves be burdened by the past, insists Jurgen Klopp

Despite Liverpool's shortcomings in recent years, Klopp has expressed it will have no impact on what happens in this year’s campaign following the Reds' strong start to the season

Liverpool continue to grow from strength to strength under Klopp (Getty)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has insisted that neither he nor the side’s players will be burdened by the club’s history following the Reds’ promising start to the Premier League.

After a stellar start to the new campaign, Liverpool have established themselves as genuine title contenders but despite the side’s shortcomings in recent years, Klopp has expressed it will have no impact on what happens in this year’s campaign.

“I cannot carry the history of Liverpool FC – and the players cannot carry the history," he said ahead of Sunday's game.

“Liverpool have not been champions for 26 years but I have only been here for 15 months, so I am trying to win it for the first time because you cannot count last season.

“This is a completely new team, with a new manager in his first full year, so this is only the start of our history.

“What happened before doesn’t matter – and the fact that City or Chelsea or Leicester have been champions in the last three years doesn’t help them this year.

Klopp’s men travel to the South Coast to play Bournemouth on Sunday as they look to close the gap on table toppers Chelsea who secured a memorable 3-1 victory over Manchester City.

The Reds head into Sunday’s game on the back of a 15-match unbeaten run and have so far showed few signs of slipping up.

“So what happened before doesn’t matter,” Klopp added. “The fans will remember the game Liverpool lost in 1984 against Stoke or some other team, but I don’t have that knowledge so I’m not nervous.

“My feeling is that we can win everything and have nothing to lose – so let’s go for it.”

Klopp added that, despite the feel good factor currently at the club, nothing has been achieved yet.

He said: “It doesn’t feel like the perfect start. It only feels like we did what we had to do.

“Until now, nobody has ­celebrated anything and the obvious thing is not to talk about it. It’s always black or white, great or bull****. Nobody is thinking of May or even next month or next year.

“There is a long way to go. We have created a good base.”