Liverpool’s line-up in 2015 Crystal Palace defeat which Jurgen Klopp ‘can’t f***ing forget’ and left him feeli

At the start and end of every match, Liverpool fans sing You’ll Never Walk Alone.

But on November 8, 2015, manager Jurgen Klopp didn’t feel that sentiment from his supporters.

“On that day I felt literally alone because so many people left the stadium,” he admitted.

Fans headed to the exits early that day as the Reds were beaten 2-1 at Anfield by familiar foes Crystal Palace with goals from Yannick Bolasie and Scott Dann rendering Philippe Coutinho’s opener moot.

The Eagles have a pretty wild record against Liverpool considering the size of the two clubs. They may have lost their last six against the champions elect but prior to this run Palace had won four out of eight games between the two sides, losing only three.

They ruined Steven Gerrard’s Anfield farewell, sent their 2013/14 title bid into freefall and almost broke Klopp but the German has such incredible mental fortitude he turned the defeat into a defining moment, even if it still rankled weeks later.

“I’d really like to change my personality but I can’t forget this ****ing loss against Crystal Palace,” he insisted while reviewing his start to life at Liverpool.

It was, though, the catalyst for revolution on and off the pitch, he revealed: “I thought it was important that night to make a statement that things had to change.

“We had to change and supporters could change as well if they wanted to help. I’ve never felt alone again since then, honestly, and I will not feel alone when something special will happen whenever it will happen.

“We didn’t have a massive masterplan behind it and think: ‘We have to sell him, him and him and bring in him, him and him.’ Not that night, for sure. It was a cold night against Palace, I remember that, but I don’t know too much about that time any more.

“The only thing I know is that the team we had at the time was the basis for what we have now. They created the mood that we could build on, even if the mood was not that good in the moment. We had to use the fact that people wanted to change things. If people don’t want to change and think everything is fine because a new manager is coming then nobody is bothered.

“The situation was our starting point and losing to Crystal Palace that night maybe helped more because I could make this kind of statement after the game. It was not planned, it was just what I felt in this moment, and it helped us to come together closer because people discussed the influence of supporters in the stadium that night. They had to think about it and thought: ‘OK, we are not just there for the start and for 80 minutes of the game, the team needs us for 95 or 100 minutes or however long it will go.’ That was important.

“A lot of things have changed. I couldn’t tell you how many players, but the team at that time was not so bad and the team now is a pretty good one. A lot of things we did in the past obviously worked out and may that continue for ever! That would be really cool.”

We’re not sure he’ll ever forget that game but the incredible impact it had perhaps should never be allowed to slip the minds of players and fans.

So how much has that team changed? Take a look below…