Jurgen’s strop forces Kop to find its voice

JURGEN KLOPP used his pre-match press conference to call on the Anfield crowd to help his side — but he took his anger out on the fans when they reacted negatively to another missed chance midway through the first half.

Klopp turned and furiously lifted his arms towards the Main Stand. ‘Is this a library,’ sang the Luton fans, before bellowing a rendition of ‘Conference champions, you’ll never sing that.’ Ten years ago, Luton won the Conference and their fans had their fun here, until Liverpool turned it up a gear in the second half and Anfield found its voice.

THE opening goal here had its origins in Cork, with Caoimhin Kelleher’s save flying straight into the path of Chiedozie Ogbene, who headed in. Liverpool goalkeeper Kelleher was born in the Irish city, and Luton’s Ogbene began his career playing for Cork City. The pair also made their senior Republic of Ireland debuts together, against Hungary in June 2021.

LUTON captain Tom Lockyer appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, where he described his implantable cardioverter defibrillator as his ‘new superpower’. Lockyer revealed he thought he was dying on the pitch when he collapsed against Bournemouth in December. ‘I kind of knew (it was serious) which is why when I started coming round and I couldn’t move or speak, the staff there were in ‘go-mode’,’ said Lockyer. ‘That’s when I was like, “Wow, I could be dying”. My heart got back into rhythm thanks to the incredible medical staff. I’m lucky it happened where it did because if it was to happen outside of hospital or a football pitch, the survival rate is one in 10.’ Lockyer, 29, said he will put his family first when he decides whether to return to football.