Jurgen Klopp admits that Liverpool must take what they get after the league leaders were held to a 1-1 draw at Anfield by Leicester City in the Premier League.
The Reds missed out on the chance to extend the gap to seven points over Manchester City after Harry Maguire’s late first-half effort cancelled out Sadio Mane netted early on.
Their point for a draw does put further breathing space between them and their main pursuers, but with the Sky Blues having fallen in defeat to Newcastle on Tuesday, the hosts will have been disappointed to have not made the most of the rivals’ unexpected gift.
Klopp however says that while he felt the Foxes’ equaliser saw the visitors rode their luck, he accepts that his own side failed to take the game to them and suffered the consequences of not doing so.
“You have to take it how it is,” the German told reporters after the match.
“To break down a side like Leicester, you have to accelerate, to speed up in decisive areas. I don't know why, but we didn't do that. Then we gave a goal away. You pay for your mistakes.
"We put them under pressure in the last ten minutes but you have to say Leicester did really well.
“We were unlucky with the goal in the last second before half-time.
“It doesn't feel brilliant. It was a much more open game in the second half.”
Klopp however stressed that despite his frustration at missing out on the three points, the result still proves a boost to his side's title credentials as they look to dethrone Pep Guardiola's Citizens - and that he is not focused on the margin between the two.
"I am disappointed we didn't win the game," he added. "We want to win football games.
"But it means nothing with regards to Man City. It is a point more than we had.
"We have a few days to prepare West Ham, and we go again. That's what we do, not counting points and hoping for gaps between us and other teams.
"We have to win our football games. That didn't happen tonight and we are not happy about it."
Liverpool will next look to preserve the gap at the top when they travel to the Hammers on Monday.
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