Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Liverpool's motivation for winning their maiden Premier League title came from focusing on working hard, rather than caring about points.

The Reds cantered to their first league title for 30 years, confirming the silverware with seven games to spare last week.

Klopp has masterminded 28 wins from 31 fixtures so far, only dropping seven points all season, having destroyed almost everything in its path, having only missed out on the crown last year by one point.

But rather than care about how many points were on the board, the German insists that staring solely at their own performances drove them to glory.

"For us to finish above Everton and the 18 other Premier League clubs is an unbelievable achievement," Klopp wrote in a letter to the Liverpool Echo.

"I respect all of them because between us we combine to make English football so competitive and so compelling that people all around the world are captivated by it.

"The mistake would be to focus only on how many points we lead by because I cant think of too many games in which we were not forced to fight for every single inch. In some, we had to dig deep into our souls to find a way to win.

"On so many occasions I walked into the dressing room afterwards, amazed and so happy with what I had just seen, only to find the boys out on their feet because they had given so much on the pitch.

"This is a hard league and it has been won the hard way no matter what the table says.

"For this to happen we have needed so many ingredients to come together. The actions and achievements of the players speak for themselves.

"All of the tributes that they have received are so deserved and as their manager I could not be more proud. But for all the focus on their ability and their commitment, one thing that has been overlooked is that as a group they understand exactly what it means to represent this city and carry its name.

"This is the petrol in their tank that is always there and it has fuelled us every step of the way."

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