After watching his side go 19 points clear at the top of the Premier League, the Liverpool manager offered a metaphor to best explain how to approach a demanding top-flight season.
"The best way is you don't breathe pretty much or you jump in the water," he said at the London Stadium. "Don't breathe and then come out after 38 games and then you have a look what happened there."
Jordan Henderson has spoken in a similar vein all throughout the campaign, albeit steering clearing of any creative expressions to stress the need to stay 100 per cent focused on the sole task at hand.