With his foot buried under a thick cast, a smiling Harvey Elliott threw a thumbs-up after the Liverpool star's successful surgery to set him on the 'road to recovery.'
The 18-year-old was an hour into another match earning Jurgen Klopp's trust against Leeds United when he was challenged for the ball by Patrick Struijk.
Elliott twisted badly and screamed in agony on the turf, with Mo Salah the first worried team-mate on the scene.
Harvey Elliott has undergone a successful ankle operation after his injury against Leeds
The distress was written across the players' faces and, though Elliott later insisted the injury 'wasn't his fault at all,' Struik was sent off while the Reds winger departed on a stretcher.