Downtrodden Jurgen Klopp explains what must happen for Liverpool to stand any chance in title race after hugely damaging Merseyside derby defeat at Everton

Jurgen Klopp spoke about Liverpool's dwindling title hopes after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park.

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• Liverpool suffer defeat in Merseyside Derby
• Reds now three points behind leaders Arsenal
• Klopp downhearted after damaging loss

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Liverpool manager could not hide his disappointment after seeing his Liverpool team well beaten by the Toffees on Wednesday night. The defeat is a huge blow to the team's hopes of winning the Premier League title and leaves the Reds three points behind leaders Arsenal with just four games left to play. Manchester City will leapfrog Liverpool in the table with a win over Brighton on Thursday.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Klopp has enjoyed great success over Everton in the Merseyside derby during his career but saw his final game against the Toffees end in huge disappointment. To make things even sweeter for Everton, the win all but secures their top-flight status for another season. Liverpool's hopes of winning the title in Klopp's final season now look extremely slim indeed, and the German spoke about the situation after the game.

• WHAT KLOPP SAID

  Klopp offered up the following response about Liverpool's title hopes after the game in an interview with : "Arsenal and Manchester City must have a very bad moment. I don't know. I can only apologise for today to the people. We should have done better but we didn't and that's why we lost.

  "Obviously very disappointed about a lot of things. We let it happen, then it became exactly the game Everton wanted.

  "But we were not good enough, that's what we have to admit. I didn't expect that today but it happened. Obviously it's not the greatest moment we are it but you have to fight through, try to get the momentum back."

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• DID YOU KNOW?

  Everton have beaten Liverpool at home in the Premier League for the first time since October 2010, ending their 12-game winless run in Merseyside derbies at Goodison Park.