There will be much to dissect for Liverpool when the attention turns to Manchester United early next week.
Jurgen Klopp and his players will be firmly focused only on Monday night's visit from Crystal Palace right now, but when it's time to weigh up the merits of their old rivals from Tuesday onwards, the analysis will turn up ample opportunities to exploit, no doubt.
A 4-0 drubbing at Brentford on Saturday night was further evidence of a United team whose near decade-long fall from greatness has been rapidly accelerated over the last 12 months or so. This was perhaps the nadir of it all. So far, at least.