The death of Diogo Jota, the empty peg in the Liverpool dressing room and the raw, immeasurable impact grief and trauma will be having on Arne Slot and his squad. 'You have to find ways to manage. Next game, next game...'

There aren’t many managers who can relate to the cruellest complexities of Arne Slot’s work since that terrible July morning when Diogo Jota died. Winfried Schafer can get far closer than most.

He knows that initial sense of disbelief. The senses of confusion and pain that tear through a squad. The little reminders that can stab at a brain during quiet hours.