“Do you know how f*****’ difficult it is to play like that? Seriously. Do people realise?”

These were the words of a Liverpool legend ahead of the latest Anfield thrill seekers’ convention against Roma.

“To get your players to show such bravery against the best teams in Europe?” he continued.

“To get into their heads they can go anywhere and keep going forward?

“[Pep] Guardiola is doing it and he is regarded a genius but [Jürgen] Klopp is the same. If it was so easy to do what Liverpool are doing tactically, why isn't everyone else doing it?”

Since the individual who said this was unaware the sentiments would be pinched for print purposes it would be unfair to name him, but it was stated with justifiable incredulity that amid all the rightful acclaim for Klopp’s work, there remains some misunderstanding surrounding it.