Mohamed Salah didn’t hang around. The Egyptian attacker briefly applauded Liverpool’s jubilant away end inside Deutsche Bank Park after the final whistle before turning and making a beeline for the tunnel as the celebrations continued. His body language spoke volumes.

Having won the Premier League title last year, Liverpool were favourites to retain their crown this season even before embarking on the most expensive transfer spend in history to add the likes of Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitiké, Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong to their squad.