As Man City travelled to Merseyside to take on Everton on Saturday evening, looking to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table, the first flurry of Liverpool fans started to descend on the capital.
In normal circumstances the Reds would be in poor spirits at falling further behind Pep Guardiola’s side. Especially when coming just days after they had halved the deficit to just three points.
But they’ve known this prospect was looming for over for a month now, and nothing was going to sour their mood on a rare weekend where Jurgen Klopp’s men have bigger fish to fry than concerning themselves with the title-race.