Is he going? Those three little words spread around Merseyside on Saturday night like wild fire, as Jurgen Klopp’s future became the source of intense speculation.
By Sunday afternoon, it had gone further. Liverpool’s manager was — according to perceived wisdom — effectively out of the door after a dressing room fight between goalkeeper Alisson and left back Andrew Robertson.
No city does rumours quite like Liverpool, particularly when its clubs are floundering. Mischief, social media and bad results made a potent concoction for the gossips, who had painted a picture that a 3-1 defeat at Leicester would be the full stop on Klopp’s Anfield reign.