It was around 9am on a Friday morning when the Mercedes V-Class pulled up at Anfield carrying its precious German cargo.
Inside the £50,000 vehicle was none other than the new manager of Liverpool Football Club, Jurgen Klopp, who was set to face the media for the first time, fresh from having his three-year contract made public the previous day.
A lengthy meeting with club owners Fenway Sports Group, which had taken place in the New York offices of law firm Sterling and Shearman earlier that month, had convinced all parties that Klopp and Liverpool were the perfect match.