Andy Hinchcliffe, who was on co-commentary at Anfield, was telling the story of Sadio Mane’s opening goal – a header scored after Philippe Coutinho had decided to take a corner short to James Milner.

“They took a short corner, and I thought they weren’t going to score from there,” Hinchliffe exclaimed alongside the goal's third replay, as if Liverpool had absolutely taken the wrong decision by going short.

And this is a viewpoint held by so many people in this country: that by opting against putting the ball into THE DANGERZONE you instantly forego a greater opportunity to score.

While that is unquestionably true at Sunday League level, where a ball into the box inevitably causes chaos, Premier League teams are so well-drilled at set-pieces that corner kicks barely ever result in goals. (They are often cleared at the first time of asking, so one could argue that putting a cross into the box just allows for a greater chance of a counter-attack.)