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But the 12-yard test told us little about whether Liverpool had overcome the finishing woes that have dogged recent fixtures.

When Mohamed Salah passed up a glorious opportunity to make it two, shinning his attempted chip horribly wide, a familiar fear crept in.

That would have put Liverpool just a goal away from forcing extra time with more than 45 minutes to find it, but Atalanta held onto its safety net, and the Reds struggled to displace it.

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The big disappointment for Liverpool will be that it ultimately failed even to make it too nervy for Atalanta, as Klopp's time in Europe with Liverpool ended in hollow victory.

And when it did fall to Salah, and he skewed it wide, some of that belief seemed to evaporate.

Alisson the spare man

In a repeat of his League Cup 2022 decision, Klopp opted to field Alisson in Caoimhín Kelleher's competition, with his number one still on his way back to full sharpness.

But to be fair, the Brazilian looked plenty sharp enough here.

He was forced to showcase that to prevent a Virgil van Dijk own goal shortly after Liverpool had taken the lead.

He looked like one of the few who could really punish Atalanta for getting so tight.

It was a big statement for Klopp to leave Gakpo on and withdraw Salah.

This was a flat way for Klopp to bow out of European competition with Liverpool, having thrice taken it to the Champions League final.

But the introduction of Jayden Danns was a nice touch.