With Liverpool holding on to the faintest of leads in the closing stages, Harvey Elliott hurtled into a crunching tackle and turned immediately to the away end in wild, fist-waving celebration as their team were awarded nothing more than a throw.
That Elliott marked the official’s decision with as much gusto as his wondrous winning goal showed exactly what it meant to him. It was the moment he knew a hard-fought and challenging assignment at Wolves had been successfully passed.
And in the wider scheme of things, Liverpool's victory here at Molineux was about more than just securing a fourth-round place in the FA Cup against Brighton. Much more, in fact.
