Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has recalled Jurgen Klopp's words to his players after they missed out on the Premier League title on the final day of last season.

Lijnders writes about that final day in his new book, 'Intensity: Inside Liverpool FC - Our Identity'.

Serialised in the Liverpool Echo, Lijnders wrote: "After the final Premier League game of the season against Wolves, we had come from behind to win the match, but had still lost the title to Manchester City by a point.

"All the families joined us on the pitch directly after the game for the lap of appreciation.

"We had won the match, but missed out on the title to Manchester City and it showed that the best remedy for adversity is family – all the faces changed immediately when we saw our loved ones.

"My heart stopped for a second when I saw a new banner on the Kop: 'WE WIN CUPS'. I could have painted that one myself, I was thinking. A new culture of winning installed in this beautiful club, a new era.

"As I said, I get the feeling that our fans see the support not just as a passion but as their job.

"The best thing that happened on this day is that we won our game. I think we would never have forgiven ourselves if we hadn't.

"The other good thing was the words of Jürgen directly after the game: 'What I learned about life is if you stay on track, when you keep going, you get the reward.

“'Not today, the maximum reward. We would have deserved it as well. But we will get it. It's up to us to keep going and that's what we will do.

“'Next week, next season. What I said so often, the five minutes after the game are more important than the five days leading up to the game.'."