There was the quickfire double from Curtis Jones, a blistering free-kick from Trent Alexander-Arnold and, of course, the emotional reception for Roberto Firmino.
But as the Liverpool team bus pulled away from the King Power Stadium late on Monday, there was another reason for satisfaction after an evening that kept alive slender hopes of unlikely Champions League qualification.
A third successive clean sheet was further reward for the improvements that have been made to a defensive effort deservedly criticised at times this season, not least during the opening months of the campaign when Jurgen Klopp's side stopped the opposition from scoring on only three occasions out of 13.
