It wasn't quite the changing of the guard. But there was something notably different from the team that started for Liverpool against Napoli compared to those still on the pitch come the final whistle.
Of the players who took to the field at Anfield in the closing Champions League group game on Tuesday night, seven were aged 30 or above, captain James Milner - just over two months shy of his 37th birthday - the oldest.
The average age of the team was 28 years 266 days. By comparison, Napoli's starting XI had an average age of 26 years 164 days.
