What happened after Jürgen Klopp's final Liverpool game as seven minutes sum up Anfield legacy

As Jürgen Klopp's song rang around Anfield and the final few moments of his Liverpool tenure played out on the field, he shared the moment with those who have been at his side for the incredible journey.

Peter Krawietz and John Achterberg have been there from day one; Pep Lijnders, aside from a brief stint in the Netherlands, has too. Vitor Matos has more than played his part as well, with the Liverpool backroom team extending well beyond those four.

It looked like Mohamed Salah would put the icing on the cake with a third goal late on against Wolves but Liverpool had to make do a 2-0 victory in the end. Klopp, who cut a relaxed figure on the touchline, will certainly settle for that.

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His wife, Ulla, was in tears in the stands. She wouldn't have been the only one. Klopp himself did well to keep it together during a typically superb leaving speech, seemingly off the cuff.

As a stage was quickly erected for Klopp to deliver his final words, the Liverpool players gathered on the field. Liverpool owners John W Henry and Tom Werner and chairman Billy Hogan, among others, were brought forward

Thiago Alcântara and Joël Matip, both leaving at the end of their contracts, were given their own deserved send-off, before the seven departing members of first team staff were worked through one by one and given their own set of applause. From Andreas Kornmayer to Pep Lijnders, the latter of whom almost fell off the stage as he was presented with his plaque, each was afforded their moment.

Andy Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alisson Becker had earlier emerged to loud cheers as they were called upon to conduct media duties but there was only one man that the crowd was waiting behind to see above all else. 'Jürgen Klopp, na, na, na, na,' those in the stands sang — he would later ask that the first two words of that chant are soon updated, somewhat giving the game away about Arne Slot.

"Honestly, for whatever reason, it doesn’t feel like an end," Klopp said. "It just feels like the start, because I saw today a football team playing full of talent, full of youth, full of creativity, full of desire, full of grit.

"That’s one part of development, that’s what you need obviously, but obviously since a few weeks I got absolutely too much attention, it’s really uncomfortable, but in this time I realized a lot of things.

"People told me I turned them from doubters into believers, that’s not true. Believing is an active act, you have to do it yourself. I just said we have to, you did it. That is a big difference.

"And who tells you, nobody tells you now to stop believing, because this club is in a better moment than, not ever, maybe ever, I’d have to ask Kenny (Dalglish). Probably ever… since a long time (ago), let me say it like that. So we have this wonderful stadium, we have this wonderful training center, we have you, the superpower of world football, wow.

"We decide if they are worried or excited. We decide if we believe or if we don’t believe. We decide if we trust or we don’t trust. Since today I am one of you, and I keep believing in you. I stay a believer, one hundred per cent."

In total, the speech lasted around seven minutes. At least once, Klopp had to wait for the crowd to quieten a little before carrying on. But it was a powerful address that summed up his tenure: he and the people, perfectly — and completely naturally — aligned.

When the crowd had largely dispersed, the player's families emerged onto the pitch. Darwin Núñez, Robertson and the children of many other Liverpool players kicked balls into the empty goals as the players and staff spread out across the field.

It was a scene as calm and as relaxed as the game — long forgotten and very much an afterthought given the wider ramifications of the day — as the emotional afternoon concluded as it began. Klopp's final outing came and went, but his legacy is here to last a lifetime.