If his gloomy facial expression and defeatist body language did not give the game away, Jurgen Klopp has now confirmed what many suspected.
Wednesday's meek surrender at Goodison Park was the most disappointed he has felt after a game in his career, he said yesterday.
Liverpool lost 2-0 to bitter city rivals Everton, the first time they had fallen to defeat on the trip across Stanley Park since 2010. The connotations around Merseyside added salt to Klopp's wounds, plus the fact it all but ruled them out of the Premier League title race.