In his own unique and inimitable style, Jurgen Klopp attempted to sum up what, by all accounts, had been a strange old week at the AXA Centre for Liverpool.
In the bowels of Anfield's media room, fresh from having seen his 10 men earn a battling draw against a well-drilled and organised Crystal Palace side, Klopp, whose injury list is growing to hugely concerning levels, more than hinted at a difficult few days at their base.
Injury rumours on the day of games are nothing new for Liverpool, particularly for a fanbase still scarred by the 2020/21 campaign when setbacks sprung up on a weekly basis, but by Monday afternoon, messaging service WhatsApp was awash with concerns regarding Joel Matip, Joe Gomez and Roberto Firmino. All three, as it turned out, were accurate.
