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View image in fullscreenWeary Klopp braced for pressure cauldron for Liverpool in final derby

Departing manager’s strong record against Everton will be tested at Goodison Park with team’s title hopes on the line

Jürgen Klopp will not miss the Merseyside derby when his Liverpool reign is over.

To hear him explain why ahead of a final encounter with Everton was further evidence of the Liverpool manager’s need to recharge once one more title race has been run.

Klopp could look favourably on the most played derby in English football, which reaches the 244th edition on Wednesday with the local rivals both in desperate need of victory but for very different reasons.

Beyond the release of victory, however, it is not an occasion that Klopp has ever truly enjoyed.

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“Around the derby is just pressure,” said the Liverpool manager, who has lost Diogo Jota for the next fortnight due to another injury.

It’s not like I felt I would never have a European game again.

It’s not, it’s absolutely not, because we want to win the game and it’s the only reason why we go there.

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“At the beginning there were a few situations where I thought it was over the top.

The importance of the 244th Merseyside derby for Liverpool is beyond dispute.

“Until a few weeks ago everything was better than people expected [at the start of the season], then you have this week where we played one of our better performances at [Manchester] United but lost, and then it is: ‘Why don’t you score more?’” said Klopp.
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