Klopp at Liverpool, Season 6: Defence with a difference, silent Anfield and the holy goalie’s head

This is the sixth part in our series charting Jurgen Klopp’s nine seasons at Liverpool from his 2015 arrival to his upcoming departure from Anfield.

Liverpool would usually be in the midst of pre-season preparations in the fourth week of July, but in 2020 they were rounding off a title-winning campaign at that time of year, with the football calendar thrown out of sync by the outbreak of COVID-19.

It meant that the defence of their Premier League crown began less than 50 days after the previous season ended...