The win lifted the Westphalians 13 points clear at the top of the table and 17 points ahead of defending champions Bayern Munich, who can reduce the arrears by beating Wolfsburg today.

However, Klopp continues to sidestep the questions about his side's chances of winning the title and is already focused on his side's next challenge against Stuttgart.

"The Bundesliga is too tough and too tight to think of anything else but the next game against Stuttgart," he said.

"We would be crazy to think otherwise."

Nevertheless, Klopp admitted his side had taken a huge step towards their goals for the season by beating one of their closest rivals.

"For games like this, the term 'big point' was invented," he said on his club's website.

"The good news is that we are there, we are playing football like in the first half of the season."

Jupp Heynckes is a bit more convinced about Dortmund's title chances, though, after witnessing what 16 other Bundesliga clubs already saw during the first half of the season - that Dortmund are a force to be reckoned with.

"Dortmund played refreshing, imaginative football and I really like this team," he said.

"They have every chance of being at the top of the table after 34 matches."