Dejan Lovren: We've always kept our focus on the target
Liverpool were locked in on their task at hand long before confirmation of the Premier League's restart date, Dejan Lovren insists.
The Reds are set to resume top-flight action on Sunday June 21 against Everton after the division's suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With Jürgen Klopp's side two victories away from sealing the title, Lovren and his teammates have had their eyes on the prize all throughout their time away from the pitch.
The centre-half told Liverpoolfc.com: "To be honest, even without a date at the beginning, our main focus and goal was, 'Guys, let's finish the season. There will, of course, be a date back, but just stay in shape, be in shape when we come back. We will do it and then we can say well done.'
"That was our main focus from the beginning. All the time we have been working in the gym, we know what is our focus.
"Of course we still have two games [to win until] we can say, 'Yeah, we are the champions' but our main focus is to win all the games. That's the main target."
Liverpool have been back training at Melwood since May 20 and even surprised some of the coaching staff with the intensity levels of the sessions.
Lovren believes the dedication of the entire squad to maintain fitness during the suspension tells its own story about the collective desire to deliver more silverware to the club.
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"The last two weeks before we came back together, to be honest, I was a little bit struggling with not knowing when we will start and when we will be back together," the No.6 admitted.
"You put so many questions in your mind, 'When will everything be back to normal?'
"But this is a great challenge for yourself and to show to everyone that you care about yourself, you care about your team.
"So we did it and we did an amazing job. We came back in a great shape. We did some physical tests and I think it says a lot about the team.
"Everyone respected all the planning and programmes that we got. And this is what's important for this team."
The Croatia international added: "It's about togetherness and we did it. There's still a lot of time in front of us.
"But we have in our cars our boots, our towels, our balls there, equipment – it's like a little gym in our car. But it is what it is and we accepted it. So you come home, you take a shower, that's it.
"We play football, it's not about the other things. We care about playing and winning."