Jurgen Klopp felt 'alone' amid Anfield exodus during Liverpool defeat to Crystal Palace
German coach says it is up to his team to make the fans stay in their seats
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Your support makes all the difference.Jurgen Klopp has said the exodus at Anfield that followed Crystal Palace's 82nd minute winner left him feeling "alone".
Scott Dann's goal saw Crystal Palace regain the lead after Philippe Coutinho had cancelled out Yannick Bolasie's opener. It also sparked many home fans to leave the stadium.
"The goal was on 82 minutes – 12 minutes to go – and I saw many people leaving the stadium," Klopp said after overseeing his first defeat since taking charge.
"I turned around and, I watch my team and I felt pretty alone in that moment. We decide when it's over. But between 82 and 94 minutes you can make eight goals if you want and we have to work for it. It feels so bad because it was not necessary."
Klopp, who after his first home game against Southampton last month said he saw the team accepting they could not change the outcome after the visitors' 84th-minute equaliser, said it was up to his team to believe they could score again and pass that feeling onto their supporters.
"We are responsible that nobody can leave the stadium a minute before the last whistle because everything can happen.
"That is what we have to show and we didn't and things are like they are.
"We decide when it is over."
Liverpool are awaiting a scan on Mamadou Sakho's knee injury to discover the extent of the damage, and the manager was disappointed with his side's slow start and then lacklustre finish.
"This is not the first time I lose a game you don't have to lose," he added.
"With our start we opened the door a little bit for Palace and we were asking for this goal and we got it (when Bolasie scored).
"Between the good game against Rubin Kazan and today there was only one thing to talk about - is it too much playing?
"Once again - I decide if I am tired, nobody else.
"If everyone thinks we gave everything we had then it is wrong. Of course we could do more.
"Maybe not more running but to be more awake from the beginning, to be more clear."
Palace boss Alan Pardew praised the unheralded Dann for his all-round contribution.
"His goal sums him up. You could see he was going to win that ball, no-one was going to stop him and he defends like that," Pardew said.
"I really think he has been underestimated throughout his career and I wouldn't have said that until I manage him.
"Now I manage him I realise how good he is. He can be really proud of his performance. He was superb in everything he did."
Additional reporting by PA
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