It seems to be one of the immutable laws of football that fortune smiles on you when playing well but scowls when the reverse is true.
How else to explain goals like Divock Origi’s surreal 96th minute Jordan Pickford and crossbar-inspired effort which sparked Liverpool’s historic eight-game winning streak in December 2018 and truly set in motion the glorious Champions League and Premier League-winning era of success under Jurgen Klopp?
There are a litany of other examples where the face presented by Lady Luck has felt symbolic to a team’s direction of travel but few have felt quite as portentous as arguably the most bizarre goal ever scored against the Reds in this or any era which perhaps confirmed in the eyes of many that the reign of Rafa Benitez was doomed and the tailspin his side had fallen into could not be reversed.
