There can't be many clubs who have started a major cup final by seeing an image of one of their most important payers in floods of tears on the side of the pitch.
And then even fewer still who went on to win it.
But that was the scenario Liverpool found themselves in 10 days ago when Thiago Alcantara's hamstring injury sustained in the warm-up forced him out of the match against Chelsea, brought Naby Keita in and left the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich man in bits on the bench, where he was comforted by Alisson.
