"I heard I'm too loyal but I am not too loyal," insisted Jurgen Klopp, in his pre-match press conference ahead of the successful FA Cup replay trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Liverpool manager was fielding questions in the wake of the Reds' abysmal weekend showing at Brighton that had resulted in not only a damaging 3-0 defeat but also arguably one of the worst Liverpool performances under his stewardship.
If getting spanked by the Seagulls wasn't bad enough, the distinct lack of energy by which the Reds had become one of the most feared sides in Europe had been alarming to put it mildly. Liverpool's midfield has been described as dysfunctional at best this season but against Brighton it looked like caravan towing was back in vogue.