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Published 22:40 12 Sept 2016 BST
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But it had nothing to do with superstition or even aesthetics. Liverpool's official website explained the reason why Klopp demanded the late change and it was to give his players a better eye for goal.
Klopp and his backroom staff noticed the red netting during Thursday's session blended in with the red background of the Kop too much.
The man himself wanted the goal to be more visible in the players' peripheral vision with the hope of leading to more goals being scored by his side against Leicester, according to the club website.
As the majority of fans behind both goals wear red on matchdays, it was felt by Klopp and his staff that the red netting wasn't as striking to the eye as classic white during the games.
It's not the first time this has been the case either, with Roy Evans speaking in 1995 of a similar problem of his players being able to distinguish the net against the red backdrop of the Kop.
It certainly didn't do any harm to Liverpool's performance as they banged in four goals against Leicester. It looks like the white nets will be in place at Anfield for the rest of the 2016/17 season.
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