Dominik Szoboszlai drafted himself as the peacemaker. The Hungary captain was walking next to Trent Alexander-Arnold on Sunday as the soon-to-be Galactico faced up to the Kop and was met with a less than pleasant reaction.
You did not need to be a body language expert to work out what was going through Alexander-Arnold’s head. His mind was racing, probably wanting the Anfield pitch – the turf he grew up with a dream of walking on – to swallow him up.
Szoboszlai put a hand up to the fans behind the goal and gestured for them to lay off and instead cheer for him.