Everton 2-0 Liverpool: Phil McNulty on Jurgen Klopp in the Merseyside derby

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp rarely looks a beaten man - but he looked close to it after his side suffered a harrowing night in defeat against Everton at Goodison Park.

Klopp apologised to Liverpool's fans and admitted the performance in an electric atmosphere had simply not been good enough.

Liverpool are still only three points behind leaders Arsenal but The Gunners have a vastly superior goal difference while Manchester City are only a point behind with two games in hand.

Klopp looked shell-shocked in his technical area as Everton fans subjected their old rivals to taunts of "You Lost The League At Goodison Park" near the end of their first Merseyside derby win at home since October 2010.

And Klopp had to reflect on a Liverpool display that was desperately poor in both penalty areas, Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate suffering in defence while their attack misfired once more.

Darwin Nunez is now reaching the stage where he can now longer be forgiven for his wayward finishing because he causes "chaos". It is currently only wayward finishing that makes him stand out, not any chaos he may cause.

Mohamed Salah is also going through the most indifferent spell of finishing of his Liverpool career, guilty of more misses at Everton.

The title race is not over but Liverpool's run of two losses and a draw in their past four league games has left them relying heavily on unlikely results elsewhere.