The goalless affair at Crystal Palace was one of the most uneventful of the campaign for Jurgen Klopp, whose Liverpool side toiled to little effect in south London.
They did, at least, manage to make it three Premier League clean sheets in a row as they were held to a 0-0 draw. It moved the Reds to within six points of the top four with a game in hand to be played.
But you knew all of that, of course. What you might have missed were a series of intriguing subplots at Palace that were almost as entertaining as any of the actual action served up on the pitch.
