All is quiet right now on Merseyside, but there is an underlying tension in the air.
The biggest game of the Premier League season is approaching, as Jurgen Klopp's reigning champions go up against the men they usurped.
Liverpool ended their 30-year wait for an English title in such brutal fashion last season that Pep Guardiola's mercurial City were simply blown away and left licking their wounds.
Now, the tables have turned. Injuries have ravaged the Reds and Klopp has been forced to completely rearrange his team.
Midfielders now play in defence and January deadline day signings are yet to be integrated into the matchday squad.