Liverpool’s FA Cup tie against Norwich on Sunday has been overshadowed by the news that Jurgen Klopp will step down from his role at the end of the season.

Klopp announced the stunning news on Friday morning via a video message, before speaking to the media in a press conference in the afternoon. Earlier in the day, he had led training as normal at the AXA Training Centre – except this session was not your normal run-of-the-mill session.

Klopp joked in his press conference that he would be happy to answer any questions anyone had about the fourth-round tie against the Canaries, but he knew that wouldn’t be the focus. The news that Klopp will departure the club he joined in October 2015 at the end of the 2023/24 season sent shockwaves through the sport, yet his players had to get on with things as best they could on Friday.

Here are the things that we noticed from the training session with Klopp.

Jurgen Klopp was all smiles as he came out onto the grass after telling his players the stunning news

Some of the younger players, including Jayden Danns (centre) appeared a bit downbeat after hearing the news. Unlike many of the others, they haven’t had much of a chance to work with Jurgen Klopp

Jurgen Klopp took time to speak with Trent Alexander-Arnold, who will no doubt have a huge leadership role for Liverpool in the coming years once the manager has left

Klopp and his team were all smiles today in training – perhaps not reflecting the feelings of many on Merseyside

Klopp shows his man-management skills were still evident on Friday as talk with Thiago and Nat Phillips