Manchester City are the only team that can go on to win the Premier League next season.
That is the surprising view of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who has limited his own side's chances of claiming the league title.
City won the treble last season, despite Arsenal leading the Premier League for large stretches of the campaign.
Nobody besides maybe City can have the real target to become champions again this year," said Klopp, speaking in Singapore as part of his team's preseason preparations.
All the other teams fight for the Champions League and that's what we do as well. The earlier you qualify for the Champions League, the higher you are in the table. If you are second and in striking distance to first then you might have a chance. I don't know who will be there.
We need points and a lot of them. Yes, a club the size of Liverpool has to be successful. Otherwise the club has to find different solutions.
For us it's not about that (the title). It's about Bayern, Darmstadt and then Chelsea. Those are the games I'm thinking about.
As important as getting the best players together is creating an atmosphere and spirit and a common desire that we can really use as a basis to make the best possible season. If we do that we'll be in a good place."