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Jurgen Klopp will have been shocked at the sight of Liverpool fans leaving Anfield early because it didn’t happen during his time at Borussia Dortmund.

That’s the verdict of Sascha Klaverkamp, the chief editor at Dortmund-based newspaper Ruhr Nachrichten, who covered the club throughout Klopp’s trophy-laden seven-year spell at the Westfalenstadion.

Klopp said he felt “pretty alone” after some Reds supporters headed for the exits after Scott Dann’s 82nd minute header in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace.

Klaverkamp says it’s an issue Klopp never had to worry about at Dortmund.

“Klopp always knew that the fans would stay from the first minute until the last minute,” he said.

“The fans wouldn’t leave early even if Dortmund were losing 4-0. It will have been a new thing for him to see that happening at Anfield.

“For Klopp, it’s very important for him to have a special relationship with the fans in the stadium.

“We wants to get the fans excited and he wants a great atmosphere to really motivate his team.

“He’s a person who is full of energy. You will have seen that from the way he is on the touchline and the way he celebrates a goal. He also wants the fans to create energy to help the team.

“He always spoke in Dortmund about how he needed the fans to help push the team on and how they helped Dortmund to attack even in the 90th minute.

“Klopp went through a very difficult phase last season when Dortmund were losing games and sunk to the bottom of the table.

“They were in a bad situation but the fans still cheered the players and helped them find a way out of a bad situation.

“Klopp will want the Liverpool supporters to help in the same kind of way.”

The Westfalenstadion is famous for its ‘Yellow Wall’, the Sudtribune, where some 25,000 supporters are packed in behind the goal and create a spine-tingling atmosphere.

Klaverkamp says the fan culture in Dortmund is to arrive earlier and stay later than is usually the case in England.

“One big difference in Germany is that you can have a beer at your seat in the stadium,” he added.

“No-one needs to leave to get a drink. The party is in the stand. Fans stay around after the game.

“After a win there’s a ritual where the players sit on the pitch and the fans sing songs for 10 to 15 minutes. The players go up to the fans to thank them for their support.

“The other difference is that in England, supporters tend to only take their seats a few minutes before kick-off.

“At Dortmund the stadium is usually already about half full when the players come out to warm up 45 minutes before a game. The fans want to ensure the team gets a warm welcome.”