“I only have regrets,”

After Liverpool’s Premier League championship campaign was severely damaged by a 0-2 setback at Everton on Wednesday, Jurgen Klopp’s dreams of a spectacular farewell were dashed. Before stepping down at the conclusion of the season, Klopp experienced a cruel loss in his last Merseyside derby, thanks to goals from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin at Goodison Park. “All I can do is apologize to the people for today. We lost because we didn’t perform as well as we could have, according to Klopp.

The setback maintains Liverpool one point ahead of reigning champion Manchester City, which is in third place with two games remaining against its two opponents, and three points behind league leader Arsenal in second place. Last week, Klopp said that he needed to win his second championship with the team. However, his club has lost two of its past three league games, so this was only the most recent setback.

Even if the outcome was painful,

Everton’s attempt to survive was bolstered by Liverpool’s championship hopes, as the victory lifted Sean Dyche’s squad eight points clear of the drop zone.

The home crowd seemed less concerned about the fact since they were too preoccupied with applauding the harm done to Liverpool’s season. As the final whistle blew, the players celebrated on the field, but most of the 39,000 spectators stayed inside the stadium to take in the excitement. “You lost the league at Goodison Park,” they sang.

“I’m very let down. We allowed the game to unfold just how Everton want,” Klopp said. Before Wednesday’s game, Klopp has won nine of the previous 16 derbies, demonstrating his dominance over this rivalry since taking over at Anfield in 2015.