Ibrahima Konate has promised there will be no hangover if the unthinkable becomes reality and Liverpool completely miss out on European football.
Jurgen Klopp has secured Champions League qualification in each of his six full seasons as manager but there is little prospect of that happening in this campaign and there are no guarantees around a top seven finish, either.
This has been a week in which changing circumstances have impacted on Liverpool’s potential to rebuild, with the club withdrawing from the race to sign Jude Bellingham with the economics proving beyond them, and many rivals are looking to profit from their struggles.