It was a heart-warming moment in what has often been a season of struggle for Liverpool.
With just a few minutes remaining and the Merseyside derby won, Jurgen Klopp subbed Stefan Bajcetic off so he could receive the thunderous appreciation from the Anfield crowd he so richly deserved.
A few moments later, up in the Sky Sports commentary booth, club legend Jamie Carragher was anointing the 18-year-old player of the match.
That led to him performing post-match interview duties next to Mohamed Salah, who hailed him as the team's best performer since Klopp chucked him in.