Jurgen Klopp is refusing to throw the towel in on Liverpool's Premier League title hopes but admits he needs a crisis from both Manchester City and Arsenal after the 2-0 defeat to Everton.

And the Reds boss has warned that a huge improvement is needed to secure Champions League football next season after a miserable defeat at Goodison Park on Wednesday evening.

Presented with the chance to go level on points with league leaders Arsenal and four clear of City, who now have two games in hand, Liverpool wilted at the home of their local rivals, losing thanks to goals from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

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It was Klopp's first-ever defeat at Goodison Park and his maiden reverse in front of supporters on derby day but while he is not conceding defeat just yet, he also accepted his team need a major improvement if they are to even secure their pre-season target of qualifying for the Champions League next season.

"I can't say now that we are still fully in it, we need a crisis at Man City and Arsenal and need to win football games because if they start losing all their games and we do what we did tonight nothing changes.

"We are not safe in the Champions League (qualification) as well so we should just play better football.

That doesn’t help."

The Liverpool manager added: "You cannot act like you scored 15 goals in the last two games or whatever.

It is not that I feel great, that is the most tricky part of football obviously.
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