When events in Qatar concluded, with Lisandro Martinez's Argentina beating Raphael Varane's France in the final, it was straight back to action for the Reds, with a midweek Carabao Cup tie against Burnley first on the agenda.
We were facing an incredibly tough Europa League play-off after being drawn with runaway La Liga leaders Barcelona and, of course, our Emirates FA Cup campaign was yet to start but we had been paired with another Premier League side in Everton.
The aim to secure Champions League football next season via a top-four place, while maintaining the charge in the other three competitions was, of course, very high on any list of objectives, although manager Erik ten Hag has always been keen to stress the most important game is always the next one.