Jürgen Klopp’s favourite part of the win over Porto? Certainly, there was the exquisite pass from Jordan Henderson which split the visitors’ backline and allowed Trent Alexander-Arnold to square for Roberto Firmino for Liverpool’s second goal.

But looking back two other moments stood out and, while they elicited very different reactions inside the stadium, a symmetry lay at the heart of them which would have imbued the Liverpool manager with a feeling of satisfaction.

The first came in the 16th minute when Mohamed Salah ran the length of the pitch to chase back and tackle the Porto attacker Otávio on the edge of the hosts’ penalty area. Anfield roared its approval with the Egyptian’s willingness to put in the hard yards bringing the loudest