‘I can only apologise’

Liverpool’s Mohd Salah (left) and Trent Alexander-Arnold wear a dejected look during their match v Everton on Wednesday. Pic/Getty Images

Jurgen Klopp's hopes of a dream send-off were left in tatters after a 0-2 loss at Everton dealt a major blow to Liverpool's Premier League title bid on Wednesday. Goals from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin at Goodison Park meant Klopp tasted a bitter defeat in his last Merseyside derby before standing down at the end of the season. "I can only apologise for today to the people. We should have done better and we didn't and that's why we lost," Klopp said.

Jurgen Klopp

The loss keeps Liverpool three points behind league leader Arsenal in second place and one ahead of defending champion Manchester City, which is in third and has two games in hand on both of its rivals. Klopp had spoken last week of needing perfection to win his second title at the club. But this was the latest setback for his team, which has lost two of its last three games in the league.

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While the result hurt

Liverpool's title chances, it delivered a boost to Everton's survival bid, with the win moving Sean Dyche's team eight points above the relegation zone.

That fact seemed to be of less concern to the home fans, who were too busy revelling in the damage caused to Liverpool's season. "You lost the league at Goodison Park," they chanted as the final whistle approached and the majority of the 39,000 crowd remained inside the stadium to drink in the atmosphere as the players celebrated on the field.

Jarrad Branthwaite (right) celebrates Everton's opening goal

"I'm very disappointed. We let it happen exactly the game that Everton wanted," Klopp said. Klopp had dominated this fixture since taking over at Anfield in 2015, winning nine of the past 16 derbies before Wednesday's match.

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