After a summer spent mulling over the unfortunate end to Liverpool's unprecedented quest for quadruple glory last campaign, which culminated in missing out on the Premier League and Champions League titles by the narrowest of margins, the joy was quickly restored by manager Jurgen Klopp on Saturday evening at the King Power stadium.
Three customary first pumps were unleashed by the Reds boss and he treasured every second he spent celebrating with the travelling Kop as he watched his side pick up their maiden honour of the new campaign, which bodes to be just as compelling as the record-breaking feats of the last.
Klopp's squad entered something of a new era during the off-season as they waved goodbye to the long-serving and reliable figure which was Sadio Mane, who departed Anfield after six trophy-laden years to join Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich for a deal which could rise to £35m if performance-related add-ons are met during his time in Bavaria, and replaced him with Darwin Nunez. A player seven years his junior, who joined for a mouth-watering initial £64m outlay last month after two stellar campaigns with Benfica.
