Fans in Nagrig, Egypt, the home town of Mohamed Salah, celebrate his Champions League final penalty

In Bandung, Indonesia, the night sky was lit by flares letting off plumes of red smoke, while in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar, hundreds of supporters, bedecked in their replica shirts and holding scarves aloft, gathered in front of a big screen.

Celebrations would later spill on to the streets of Cairo, a scene replayed everywhere from Mumbai to Malaysia, Baghdad to Tehran and Sapporo to Atlanta.

The power of Liverpool’s support had been highlighted by the 50,000 who crammed into Madrid’s Plaza de Felipe II in the build-up to their 2-0 Champions League final victory over Tottenham Hotspur and the sight of 750,000 people lining the parade route to welcome their heroes home.

The sheer size of a club reawakened under the manager, Jürgen