Ignore the noise. The message, punched into social media before his team headed to Merseyside, could not have been more stark.
Mesut Ozil knew his future had been the subject of intense debate all week so, in an attempt to defuse the situation, he took to Twitter and urged all the Arsenal's fans among his 18million followers to concentrate on the important task that lie ahead of them.
His intentions were understandable. This exactly the type of occasion in which Arsenal have fallen down before and, having lost to Watford eight days ago, the last thing he and his team-mates needed was to concede further ground in the Premier League.