They have created a culture at Liverpool where draws are compared to defeats and, on the banks of the Thames, you saw this mindset.
Mo Salah scurried to the dressing room at the final whistle, barely casting a glance towards the away section, Virgil van Dijk was similarly vexed, muttering to himself as the ramifications of the 2-2 draw with Fulham began to sink in.
Jurgen Klopp was not far behind, offering no more than a courteous clap as he made his way to sanctuary. He was calmer than he had been before, having earlier been involved in a frank exchange of views with Alisson and almost combusting when Andy Robertson chose the wrong option.