After the final whistle, Chiesa made a beeline for the backroom staff on the touchline who had helped guide him through some tough times. The biggest embraces were reserved for first-team doctor Amit Pannu and performance psychologist Lee Richardson before he rejoined his team-mates on the field.

There has been so much talk over Liverpool’s revamped team, and whether they will add Alexander Isak to their huge summer spending, that one man has been forgotten. But that one man, finally, became their match-winner.

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