The search for more silverware will only get harder for Liverpool from here on in, Jürgen Klopp warned in Lisbon, but it was with unmistakable and understandable relish that his thoughts turned to what might prove the first of three defining matches with Manchester City this season.
Benfica went perfectly on Tuesday, the opening 25 minutes of the second half notwithstanding, in terms of a Champions League quarter-final first-leg result away from home, preparation for a potentially decisive moment in the Premier League title race on Sunday, and beyond.
