A broken nose left Rhys Williams in no doubt about the nature and demands of being a centre-half in senior football.
It was during a midweek fixture away at Darlington in the early stages of his loan spell with Kidderminster Harriers when the 19-year-old endeavoured to head clear a free-kick arriving into his penalty area.
However, he just happened to do so at the same time an opponent was raising his foot high to flick the ball on.
"Welcome to non-league," Williams jokes in a conversation with Liverpoolfc.com. "I put my head in and he smashed me in the nose, it's broken.