When Virgil van Dijk’s volley from the edge of the penalty area flew off his shin and headed in to the sky, you could almost the hear the sounds of seats on the Kop flipping in to the upwards position.
A frustrating afternoon against the neighbours was all but over. Even Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted that he immediately looked away.
But we should know that it is never wise to leave early at Anfield. There is always a chance something will happen and here, amid scenes of wild, almost disbelieving delirium, it was the turn of Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to make an intervention that he may never be able to live down.