Liverpool 5-2 Norwich: Reds cruise past Canaries in first match since Jurgen Klopp's exit announcement
Match report as Liverpool beat Norwich 5-2 in Jurgen Klopp's first match since announcing exit at end of season; Reds ease into FA Cup fifth round to face either Watford or Southampton at home; Curtis Jones, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota, Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch all scored in win
Sunday 28 January 2024 18:28, UK
Anfield's long goodbye to Jurgen Klopp began with a comfortable 5-2 FA Cup fourth-round victory over Norwich.
The Liverpool boss, who on Friday announced he will depart at the end of the season, sat in contemplative mood as the Kop belted out 'You'll Never Walk Alone' before kick-off.
It was followed up in the first minute by a rendition of 'I'm so glad that Jurgen is a Red' but the German will have been pleased the focus swung to the pitch action immediately afterwards as, with the battle continuing on four fronts, there is plenty of football still to play.
Klopp said: «It's emotional but I have to pull myself together. I received all the messages. I'm not made of wood.
»It was a top performance from everybody involved, really good. We could have passed a little but with more purpose, direction and being quicker in the way we scored two goals, but we conceded a set-piece goal.
«But it is clear when you are as dominant as we are, if we improve in some departments we create more chances.»
Klopp does not want his final four months to be an indulgent love-in and his players got the message as they saw off their spirited Championship opponents — managed by Klopp's good friend David Wagner — with clinical professionalism after a minor blip.
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