It's a moment Adrian describes as the 'most important' of his career, but one he still chose to dedicate to someone over 1,700 miles away.
A whirlwind 10 days culminated in Adrian becoming the hero in Liverpool's UEFA Super Cup victory when he saved Tammy Abraham's decisive penalty in a shootout with Chelsea.
And supporting him throughout it all was the man he had replaced. The Spaniard had been required to deputise for the injured Alisson Becker partway through the Premier League opener against Norwich City – just a matter of days after signing on a free transfer.