Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists his side are not the ‘Harlem Globetrotters’ and their success comes more down to attitude than quality.

However, following the £37.5million arrival of Luis Diaz, Klopp also admitted that this is the best squad he’s ever managed in his career.

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The Reds are in rich vein of form and will aim to build on their 2-0 win over Inter Milan in the Champions League when they face Norwich in the Premier League on Saturday.

And Klopp believes his side’s recent success comes down to big characters in the dressing room.

“You have to fight and not think about how good we could be,” Klopp said.

“We are not the Harlem Globetrotters. There are a lot of really good teams and squads out there we have to battle with.

“No-one is happy with being second; reaching a final is great but if you lose, everything is nothing any more.

“I’ve answered the question five million times but we talk constantly about the (quality of the) squad.

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“My opinion is clear: top squad, best I ever had, but it is more important what kind of mood in the team and stadium you can create to get results.

“You don’t win a Champions League away game against Inter Milan because you are good, you win it because you want it with all you have and that’s what we did.”

Liverpool will look to pile some pressure on reigning champions Manchester City to six points as they face Norwich at Anfield before City lock horns with Tottenham in the evening kick-off.

But closing the gap to Pep Guardiola’s City is not his main priority at this present moment.

“Of all the problems I have, the smallest one is what you said about City. There is no day in the week, no minute actually, when I think about that,” Klopp added.

“We have nothing to do with that, we only have to win our games and see if we come closer or not.

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“Outside of that we fight for a Champions League spot and for that we need to win games and if we want to go further in cup competitions or win the cup, then you have to win games.

“It is the same solution. You solve all your problems with winning football games and that is the only thing we are talking about. It was always like this.”

The biggest dilemma Klopp faces on a regular basis is leaving players out of the matchday squad due to the availability of many star players.

Klopp will be without forward Diogo Jota this weekend after he sustained an ankle injury in Milan.

“It’s the part I like the least. It is easy when the boys give you a reason, like spending three nights in a bar or being pictured in a pub then ‘You are not here, you don’t understand the situation’ but we’ve never had that,” said Klopp.

“None of these players have deserved it so far so it is not easy, it’s very difficult but it is still part of the business.

“Still, there might be a chance you start next week, that’s how it is so keep yourself in a good place.

“Be angry with me, be disappointed with the problem but next day show up and be the best version of yourself and you still make the decisions difficult.

“If players want to talk to me, it’s not after the decision before the game. After we have played the game they can come and talk but the answers are pretty easy; you have to make sure you are in the squad, I am only the observer.

“You have to deliver and the more you deliver the more likely it is your situation will change.”