It was right that Liverpool fans serenaded the creator of their drive for football immortality with a Beatles song as they celebrated their Champions League semi-final first leg triumph against Villarreal.

Jurgen Klopp’s followers have adapted the Beatles’ “I Feel Fine” into a song of adoration for the Liverpool manager in recent months.

“Jurgen said to me, you know. We’ll win the Premier League, you know. He said so. I’m in love with him and I feel fine,” they chant from the Kop.

On Wednesday, the work of Merseyside’s most famous musical sons has never been more relevant.

Liverpool defeated Villarreal 2-0, earning the nickname ‘Yellow Submarine’ since the Spanish club’s fans adopted the Beatles’ song in tribute to their yellow shirts in the 1960s.

Villarreal attempted to frustrate Liverpool with a defensive game plan, which had yielded shock victories over Juventus and Bayern Munich in the previous two rounds, but Klopp’s side destroyed them with a calm showing.

Jordan Henderson’s pass bounced off Pervis Estupinan and looped into the net after 53 minutes to break down Villarreal’s tenacious rearguard defence.

Sadio Mane extended Liverpool’s advantage two minutes later, putting them in pole position to reach the Champions League final for the third time in five seasons.

The Reds, on the other hand, have their sights set on a seventh European Cup title, and the second of Klopp’s tenure.

They’re attempting an unheard-of quadruple.

No English side, not even Arsenal’s 2004 ‘Invincibles’ or Manchester United’s 1999 treble winners, has ever won all four major titles in the same season.

That is now the historic goal for Liverpool, who have already won the League Cup this season.

With five games remaining, they are one point behind Premier League leaders Manchester City and will meet Chelsea in the FA Cup final in May.

Liverpool may not have control of their destiny, as they rely on a City slip to win the title, but they are playing well enough to keep dreaming.

“It’s the best team I have ever seen”

Winning a quadruple would cement them as the greatest of Liverpool’s golden generations, surpassing even John Barnes and Peter Beardsley’s 1988 crop and Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness’ late 1970s and early 1980s crop.

Klopp’s team is constructing their own history from the storied foundations set by their forebears, mirroring the metamorphosis of the city’s Albert Dock into a dynamic, urban hub.

The streets around Anfield are a living testament to Liverpool’s past, with paintings of greats like Dalglish and Steven Gerrard and monuments of Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley.

Anfield, which stands high above the red brick terraced dwellings of the Walton district, would be unrecognisable to supporters who grew up watching the club’s first dominant heyday in the 1960s.

Shankly became a Liverpool legend at the time after leading the team to prolonged success after taking over a club that was languishing in the second tier.

But elements of the Shankly era can still be heard today, with Klopp’s administration emphasising Shankly’s belief that Anfield must be a “bastion of invincibility.”

Villarreal struggled to contain a raucous, tenacious Liverpool in front of a 53,000-strong crowd who kept demanding more from their players.

It’s a strong combination, and Mark Lawrenson, a stalwart of Liverpool’s defence in the 1980s, believes this is Klopp’s best group yet.

“There’s massive expectancy on Liverpool. They’re going so well, they’re in a fantastic position. It’s the best squad he’s ever had so it’s head down and get on with it,” Lawrenson said.

Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen agrees, saying: “It’s the best team I have ever seen in a red shirt. Villarreal must have come off that pitch wondering what hit them. The Liverpool pressing is relentless.”

Klopp’s team are hitting all the right notes, the only question now is whether they will feel fine with their trophy haul at the end of the season.

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