The banner on the Kop before kick-off served as a simple, effective message to the rest of English football, those who can only look on with envy right now: Imagine being us.
Imagine being Liverpool. Imagine being in mid-April with it all still to play for. Imagine going to the very edge of footballing immortality. Just imagine. These fans don't need to.
But imagining is about all any other set of supporters can do right now as Liverpool returned to Premier League duty by going top of it here with another shellacking of Manchester United.
