Despite the subsequent change of regime and their objection to terms agreed before they moved to Anfield, FSG must abide by that fateful agreement.

In the immediate aftermath of the 2007 takeover, this promise ensured shareholders could attend the Champions League final in Athens, when again Uefa’s choice of venue was criticised. On that occasion only 37,000 tickets in the 63,000 capacity stadium were shared between Liverpool and AC Milan supporters.

Once the Hicks and Gillett regime began to unravel, there was criticism directed at the former board and ex-shareholders for the speed with which they took the Americans’ promises at face value.

Liverpool reaching their first European final in nine years has brought these issues back to the surface, not least because Europa League ticketing is even worse than for the Champions League.