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In the context of Liverpool’s sorry end to the season, however, an apology felt entirely appropriate.

“I really feel for the people, I am really sorry for that,” said the Liverpool manager after Wednesday’s derby defeat by Everton.

In a scathing assessment of the derby defeat Virgil van Dijk identified another fault, one rarely lacking throughout Klopp’s reign: character.

“Games like these, the bare minimum is fight,” the Liverpool captain said.

You can’t accept the way we let our season end.’ If we play like we did, even if we create two or three clearcut chances again, you don’t deserve to win the league.”

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Klopp’s decision to go public in January with news of his shock departure – taken for perfectly valid and considerate reasons, such as affording his staff more time to find alternative employment – has been cited as a cause of Liverpool’s ill-timed slump.

There was no mention of the decision taking an emotional toll when a depleted Liverpool were inspired to win the Carabao Cup or clawed their way to the Premier League summit in spite of several mediocre displays.

We can’t let the season end like this.”

The Netherlands international added: “We had talks with the team and everyone is agreeing but on matchday, that’s where it counts.

We can’t just accept the fact that we’re going to let the season go by like this.”

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