The exquisite touch to cushion the sinking ball was followed by a delicate swizzle and an emphatic strike which almost ripped the net from the Kop-end goal.
That was, of course, how Harvey Elliott announced his comeback from a nightmare six-month spell between September 2021 and February 2022.
Since his move to Liverpool in the summer of 2019, it's fair to say Elliott's time at the club has been nothing short of a whirlwind.