Liverpool travelled to London knowing victory would leave them just two points off a Champions League place after back-to-back festive wins over Leicester and Sunderland.
Yet this was a stark reminder to Klopp that he has his work cut out in 2016 after a lacklustre display that had echoes of the 3-0 defeat by Watford last month.
Andy Carroll scored against his former club as West Ham leapfrogged Liverpool in the table thanks to a first league double over the Reds for 52 years.
Michail Antonio beat Nathaniel Clyne to Enner Valencia’s early cross to net the Premier League’s first goal of 2016.
Liverpool midfielder Emre Can was denied by the bar but Jurgen Klopp’s side were off the pace throughout.
Liverpool viajo a Londres sabiendo que una victoria los pondria a dos puntos de Champions League, despues de las festividades de fin de año y las victorias sobres Leicester y Sunderland…
Pero no pudo ser porque West Ham United confirmo que es una de las revelaciones de temporada con gols de un Ex-Liverpool Andy Carrol….Michael Antonio fue el autor del primer gol y Carrol lo completo antes de la hora para lograr la primera victoria 2-0 ante los reds en 52 años….