The dejection in Jurgen Klopp's voice during his pre-match press conference at the Etihad was a tone that has become all too familiar.
For what feels like the umpteenth time this calendar year alone, the Liverpool boss cut a despondent figure in front of the media after a sorry performance on the pitch. Having seen his side suffer their ninth defeat of the season - and their eighth away from Anfield - Klopp did little to hide just how low his mood was.
"We were rather lucky they only scored one more (at 3-1)," he conceded as he tried to assess just what had gone wrong in a horrible second period that saw his Liverpool team collapse at the first sign of trouble.
