A crucial decision made by Jurgen Klopp is set to come to fruition 12 months later as his Liverpool squad struggles with injuries.
The German decided to increase his on-field player committee from four to six in a bid to create more captains on the field in the wake of the trouble-hit 2020-21 season.
And with club skipper Jordan Henderson injured, vice-captain James Milner not an automatic selection and Virgil van Dijk facing his own challenges, supporters could see other members of the expanded committee group wearing the armband in the coming weeks.