Jurgen Klopp hugged Everton manager Sean Dyche, patted his Liverpool players on the back and then disappeared down the players' tunnel with 38,000 Evertonians singing "You lost the league at Goodison Park" at full volume. Klopp didn't need the reminder. The manager knew it was all over for him and for Liverpool.
Having been so desperate to step down from Liverpool at the end of this season with the Premier League trophy back at Anfield, Klopp must now face up to a long, empty farewell.
In the space of five weeks, hopes of a quadruple have evaporated with elimination from the FA Cup against Manchester United and Europa League against Atalanta.