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If a week is a long time in politics, try four of them at Liverpool FC.

After seeing off Brighton & Hove Albion at the end of March, April began with a visit from relegation-threatened Sheffield United, a team who pitched up at Anfield having conceded 77 times and were in possession of a minus-50 goal difference at the time.

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The 90 minutes that followed, however, would prove instructive for what would follow across a wretched few weeks that have left the final three games of the campaign meaning little beyond providing Jurgen Klopp with a fitting send-off from an adoring fanbase.

Liverpool's 3-1 win over Chris Wilder's Blades was not one of the 16 times they have conceded the opening goal this term but the nature of Darwin Nunez's bizarre effort at Anfield was in-keeping for a Reds side whose dreams of Premier League glory have been undercut by a misfiring team.

Liverpool said the operating costs at Anfield had increased by nearly 40% and the increase was one of the lowest across the Premier League.

Unlike the club’s own approach, this has been agreed in consultation with other fan groups."

The subsequent 3-0 defeat, in a game where Klopp made six changes, left the fanbase in something of a civil war for the following days, with many blaming the lack of colour and atmosphere for the result, while the alternative viewpoint was unrepentant against a club whose ticket rises were seen as a slap in the face to its core followers.

It is nothing more than greed."

The fallout from the issue spilled into the game against Crystal Palace on April 14 as Liverpool conceded the first goal for the 14th time of their Premier League campaign and lost their first home game since October 2022 to leave their ambitions of gazumping Manchester City and Arsenal all but over.

The German will depart as a living legend having guided the club to every top level trophy during his time but if there is to be any real morsels of positivity across a damaging April, it is the developments around his replacement.

The agreement with Feyenoord for manager Arne Slot was struck a little over 12 hours before the visit to West Ham to all but complete the new structure that is hoped will be the framework for further success in the coming years.
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