In a season where Liverpool have been able to justifiably bemoan at least some bad luck, was this the game when it all changed?
General underperformance has been the root cause behind their relatively lowly Premier League position but a number of questionable VAR calls and, more pertinently, a litany of injury problems have contributed also.
But on a night when Jurgen Klopp's men were nowhere near the best, they were still able to toast to three vitally important points as Anfield welcomed back the Reds after nearly seven weeks away. It was not quite a glorious homecoming, but victory was theirs.
