Alisson and Jordan Henderson left the Stamford Bridge pitch arm in arm on Tuesday evening as the pair quickly made up following their row at Chelsea, with Jurgen Klopp at pains to points out the positives from Liverpool's disappointing draw.
The Reds turned in a meek display as they were held to a goalless draw by their managerless hosts, who could easily have gone 1-0 up early on.
Joao Felix, Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz were all denied by Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate and Alisson respectively, as Chelsea flew out of the blocks in their first match since the sacking of Graham Potter.
Liverpool would ultimately get a foothold in the game and improve, but the match was once again a symbol of how poorly they have played this season as a draw ended up being the best they could muster, and it seemed to be something they were relieved to have earned.
Tensions were clearly high amongst the Reds squad in the second period, and at one stage Alisson and Henderson could be seen in a furious row following a Chelsea attack spearheaded by Havertz.
In a moment reminiscent of a row between Virgil van Dijk and James Milner at Old Trafford earlier this season, Alisson and Henderson didn't hold back as they exchanged a frank airing of views.
However, by full-time the pair were arm in arm as they headed down the Stamford Bridge tunnel chatting and smiling, after they had been the last two players off the pitch.
It was a moment which seemed to suggest that Liverpool viewed this as a good point, given their current predicament, something that shows how far they have fallen this season.
Klopp echoed those feelings in his post-match press conference.
"[It was] Two teams on a low confidence level," he said.
"Both put in a proper fight. For us, tonight, it is ok. It was a super intense game but not the most spectacular, for us it is a step and I'm ok with that.
"If someone expects miracles and 'bang, back on track'... you have to fight through it, sometimes small steps, sometimes bigger ones. Tonight a smaller one. This is a game we can build on.
"I saw a good attitude from my team tonight, and this is the basis for the rest of the season."
Reflecting on his side's season as a whole and the weekend visit of league leaders Arsenal, he added: "Last season was on the edge of being too much, that's clear. It's not a real explanation for it, but it's an observation. Some teams struggle this year in a way you would not have expected."
" Arsenal are now flying, incredible to watch. But we are there, and our home record is much better than our away record."
