So that’s what an expensive makeover achieves. And not just to Anfield’s Main Stand. Jurgen Klopp’s team looked seriously impressive, too.
Liverpool swept aside the champions, with the second biggest buy in their history, Sadio Mane, scoring and starring on his home debut.
He cost £34 million, the shiny, ultra-modern Main Stand £115 million. It is a sign of their ambition. So is Klopp’s high-speed brand of football.
His team have now beaten last season’s top two teams, Arsenal and Leicester.
They have scored four goals against both. They made a landmark occasion notable for the football as well as the ceremony.