This time last year, Liverpool were in the midst of a disastrous run of form.
The Reds had just lost by a combined score of 7-2 against Manchester City and Leicester City, and a 2-0 defeat to Everton at Anfield was set to be next on the agenda.
Liverpool's season was dismantled on the back of mounting injuries in their centre-back department, with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip picking up long-term issues and forcing Jurgen Klopp to tamper with the make-up of his 4-3-3 system.