Jurgen Klopp reign is coming full circle after what Liverpool supporters did against Crystal Palace

With neat if deeply unwanted symmetry, so Jurgen Klopp’s Anfield reign is travelling full circle.

It was back in November 2015 when, while still getting his feet under table at his new club, the newly-installed Reds boss bemoaned the sight of the home supporters drifting towards the exit long before the final whistle of a home defeat to Crystal Palace.

“I felt alone,” said Klopp as Anfield emptied despite his team being only one goal behind, perhaps a first realisation of the size of his self-imposed task of turning doubters into believers.

The Liverpool boss emphatically succeeded in that regard. However, as his glorious tenure draws to a close, so the Reds faithful are again lacking faith.

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Such a feeling, first felt following the draw at Manchester United last weekend and glaringly evident during the Europa League calamity against Atalanta on Thursday, was once more painfully present as Klopp’s wasteful team allowed Palace to provide a reminder of those testing opening months for the German.

What's more, the players now seem wracked with doubt, too. In the space of three days, so Liverpool’s season has completely unravelled. As with their European aspirations, hopes of winning the Premier League are not quite fully extinguished just yet, and Klopp won’t throw in the towel when there’s still a chance.

But with four of their last six games away from home and both Arsenal and Manchester City battle-hardened from last year’s title tussle, few would be surprised if the Reds now fell away.

In truth, they’ve done well to hang on this long,