After such a long wait, Harvey Elliott wasn’t going to be hurried.
As Liverpool ’s players left the field to warm acclaim, the Reds youngster made a point of savouring every single moment while applauding the Kop before being the last player to disappear down the tunnel.
No wonder. Elliott, still just 18, had waited a full 147 days for competitive action having suffered a sickening ankle injury at Leeds United that halted an impressive campaign in its infancy.
