Jurgen Klopp took pity on Manchester United. He rested a player scoring a goal a game in April. He selected one on a lengthy drought.
It soon transpired that Liverpool scarcely required the unexpectedly prolific Ibrahima Konate’s set-piece menace. Mohamed Salah was soon back on the scoresheet. It was scarcely Klopp’s boldest prediction when he said it was only a matter of time before he would be.
