Manchester United sits top of the table after their midweek win, with Liverpool slipping to third after Leicester City’s win on Saturday, along with their own winless three-game run.
However, Sunday’s fixture sees Liverpool have the ideal opportunity to return to the summit, hosting the Red Devils at Anfield.
“I have said before that I personally believe it is a mistake to make any club, no matter how big a rival, a measure for your own achievements,” Klopp said.
“At a club like Liverpool you have to be your own yardstick. We, as a team and club, have set our own standards in recent seasons. We are our own biggest critic and set our own expectations.
“So today’s game is the best team for over the 90 minutes on this given Sunday. Who is going to be better today? That is enough for me and my players, to be honest.
“It’s the only thing that can be won today, so we throw ourselves into it with all we have.
“Respect you face a powerful opponent, but concentrate on your own strengths and attack the moment. It is a reason to feel joy that we have this opportunity.”
The Reds may be boosted by the return of defender Joel Matip, but not Naby Keita due to injury.
“Joel is close,” Klopp said. “Does it make sense to throw him in after one or two sessions? I don’t know.
“We will have a look at how he trains. Naby is not ready.”
Meanwhile, United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer declined to rule out in-form attacker Anthony Martial who has been battling a thigh issue.
Ill give everyone tomorrow as well to prove their fitness, to get a chance to go to that game,” Solskjaer said.
“There are a couple of knocks that we got at Burnley that Im not sure about. For us, form goes out the window when you play your rivals.
Im going to give everyone a chance, another day. Anthony is not out of it.”