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It was back in November that Jurgen Klopp delivered a line which, whatever happens during the coming months and years, will go down as one of the most memorable of his time at Liverpool FC.

His side had just been beaten at home to Crystal Palace, Scott Dann’s late header condemning the Reds to a first defeat under their new manager.

Klopp wasn’t best pleased.

“After 82 minutes came the goal,” he told his post-match press conference. “With 12 minutes to go (eight minutes of normal time plus four added minutes), I saw many people leaving the stadium. I felt pretty alone at this moment.

“We have to learn that we decide when it is over. Between 82 and 94 minutes, you can make eight goals, if you like.”

It was, we are beginning to learn, classic Klopp, with exaggeration and common sense sat side-by-side and a key message contained within. In short; you don’t give up - nothing’s impossible when you play in my team.

If his players - and his supporters - didn’t believe him at the time, they certainly do by now.

IN PICS: Liverpool players and Klopp celebrate victory at Norwich

Saturday’s finale at Norwich, and the bedlam which followed, was what Klopp was talking about after that Palace game. Liverpool were on their knees, but amid the chaos found a way to rise to their feet. They decided when the game was over.

Shortly after the final whistle at Carrow Road, an intriguing statistic floated across social media. Since Klopp’s appointment, Liverpool have scored more goals after the 75th minute than any other Premier League team. The quality of their squad may be questionable, but their spirit (and stamina) should not be.

Brendan Rodgers was often lampooned for his use of the word “character” but Klopp believes his players have it in abundance. And wins like Saturday’s can only galvanise a group that has been under fire in recent weeks.

Already, Liverpool have recovered more league points from losing positions (eight) this season than they did in the whole of the last campaign (five). Sure, the fact that they have been behind 11 times is a worry, and something Klopp will certainly hope to address, but deficit no longer automatically equals defeat for the Reds. They decide when the game is over.

It helps that Klopp is developing something of a midas touch when it comes to substitutions. In 15 league games since taking charge at Anfield, he has seen replacements score no fewer than six times.

Three times those goals have earned his side a point, and twice – Christian Benteke against Leicester and Adam Lallana on Saturday – they have secured all three. Valuable contributions, in anyone’s book.

The quest for improvement, of course, will go on. It has to. Liverpool’s overall performance in East Anglia was a long, long way from what their manager would regard as ideal. The weaknesses at set-pieces, the individual meltdowns and the way control of the match can be surrendered against even average teams, are ongoing concerns. You won’t score five every week, and not all defences are as generous as Norwich’s.

And yet for all their faults Liverpool are, improbably, still fighting on four fronts as we approach the end of January. The gap to the top four – eight points – looks a hefty one, especially given the form and/or quality of the sides currently occupying those positions, but the three cup competitions offer ample opportunity to turn a transitional season into a successful one.

Klopp knows that. He knows, too, that wins like Saturday’s can be about more than just three points. They can bond players, give them a feeling that they want to replicate. Equally importantly, it can convince the doubters to stick with their team, however flawed that team may be. As the banner on the Kop says “Anything is possible for those who believe.”

Results have not been exceptional, by any means, but the "believers" are certainly growing. You'd be wise not to leave a Liverpool game early nowadays, and the growing connection between pitch and stands was fully evident after Saturday's game. Klopp, clearly, has been the key player in that. He's Liverpool's biggest star.

And just imagine what he will do if the Reds do go on and win something...