Jurgen Klopp has lost Liverpool’s greatest strength – just as time runs out

There is a chorus that Jurgen Klopp is used to hearing in his homeland. But not about his sides; never about his sides. Until, amid the din at Goodison Park on Wednesday, the Liverpool was tempted to launch into a one-man rendition of an accusation. “In Germany, when the crowd is not happy with the team and they think they are not fighting enough, they sing a song, ‘wir wollen euch kampfen sehen’,” he said, acting as his own interpreter. “That translates into ‘we want to see you fight’.

“I was and, if his mood is more reflective, the underlying emotions remain the same. “I can’t remember ever being as disappointed and frustrated as I was after the Everton game,” he said.