To say it was the broadest smile that's crossed Jürgen Klopp's face during the past few weeks would be a very bold claim. But it was up there.
On a balmy Wednesday night towards the end of last month, Liverpool’s manager stood at the side of the Anfield pitch and waxed lyrical about his team’s performance against Crystal Palace.
He had every right to; in their first home game behind closed doors since the Premier League restart Liverpool had performed magnificently, scoring four goals - all glorious in totally different ways - starving their opponents of a single meaningful touch in the penalty area and moving to the cusp of an historic title win which would be sealed 24 hours later without another ball being kicked.