When Steven Gerrard decided to leave his beloved Liverpool in 2015, the legendary Reds captain would later admit his decision was influenced by Brendan Rodgers utilising him only as a substitute against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu the previous November.
Eight years later, and now that Roberto Firmino has informed Jurgen Klopp he will leave Anfield at the end of his contract in the summer, you wonder if history might be repeating itself.
Granted, Liverpool haven’t travelled to the Bernabeu yet, that will come later this month. But the Reds’ most recent match, a 2-0 win over Wolves, could have perhaps impacted his thinking in a similar way.
