It was an evening to underline why Liverpool chose so well with Jurgen Klopp.

It was also an evening to underline why Jurgen Klopp chose so well with Liverpool.

With Klopp and Liverpool we witness emotional volatility blended with immense talent, harnessed to such potency even the most luminous opponent is dimmed.

The manner of victory over Manchester City was what The Kop fantasised when Klopp was lured from holiday 30 months ago, why supporters were tracking his flight path from Germany and – in their own minds – lining the streets of Anfield as his vehicle made its first passage through the Shankly Gates.

Admirers often ask what is Liverpool’s secret. How is it they – certainly more than any club in England – are able to regularly generate such nights, even during relatively barren periods of their history?