Amid the Brighton celebrations, a shellshocked Jurgen Klopp turned to his bench in disbelief, pulling his snood over his eyes as he did so in the technical area.
Having seen his team survive a difficult first half through a mix of luck and blind perseverance, whatever the key messages were between the minutes of 45 and 46 had evidently had no effect. The Liverpool manager clearly wanted to see no more of what was unfolding in front of him at the Amex Stadium but, unlike the snood, the wool could not be pulled over the eyes of the away fans watching on.
The opening goal from Solly March was the cause for Klopp to avert his gaze but it would get much worse for the Reds boss on what will go down as one of the most chastening afternoons of his time in charge. "I can't remember a worse game," Klopp admitted. "Not just at Liverpool, but ever."
