‘I’m angry about it’

that moment for us. You cannot be happy about that any more.”

Liverpool, of course, earned a famous 3-0 victory in the Champions League.

Klopp intends to apologise to City boss Pep Guardiola when they meet again on Tuesday.

And he said the lined route for the away team coach is a chance to showcase the best of the passionate support, but an idiotic few had spoiled it.

“You give this opportunity to people to create something wonderful like this usually is, and while it was already on the edge with flares, which are not legal, it’s special,” he said.

“But the people do not understand the rules and if I was to make the decision I’d say it is not allowed any more.”

Klopp experienced a similar scenario when his Borussia Dortmund side were playing in Cologne. “A rock was thrown and we had a hole and you feel it, you feel it. You think, ‘If that hits my head, what happens?’

“It is not funny. I’m really angry about it.”

Klopp, with one eye on the second leg with City, will make changes against Everton.

Danny Ings looks set to start as Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino are rested. “It is a derby and there are a lot of people who love this aggressive part of the game,” Klopp said. “I have always

hated it.”