'Never has my team heard that' - Jurgen Klopp sends brutal message to Liverpool squad

Jurgen Klopp has questioned his Liverpool players' stomach for the fight after Wednesday's 2-0 defeat at Everton, but admitted it is his responsibility to change the atmosphere around the club for the Premier League run-in.

The Reds slipped to a damaging defeat at Goodison Park, with the Blues' first home Merseyside derby win since 2010 leaving Klopp's side in need of collapses from both Arsenal and Manchester City for the final four fixtures of the campaign to stand a chance of winning the title.

Klopp admitted it was down to him to force a response ahead of Saturday's lunchtime visit to West Ham United but was left surprised by the lack of battling qualities from his team during the miserable reverse to Sean Dyche's Toffees.

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"I do [feel responsible] it's difficult [to explain.] It's really strange but I hated our game," Klopp said. "We were not even close to what we want to be, I never understood it like that where I just sit there and [think] 'well he does not want it, or he doesn't want it' because I know they want it.

"So it is my job to make sure that they can. I don't know exactly but somehow it happened that we didn't see the positivity in the situation any more that we are where we are, a good starting point so let's go, let's chase the others bang. But you can only chase in a positive way. You don't have to defend anything.

"And you saw the game. It wasn't the first [below par] one but it was the worst one. Crystal Place wasn't even close [to be being as bad]. The second half against Palace, they don't know how they got a point.

"That [performance] was very