Down in the Anfield tunnel, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp shared a warm hug with his Brighton counterpart Roberto de Zerbi in a moment which illustrated the love and respect between the pair.
It came shortly after Liverpool had edged past Brighton to go top of the Premier League table, when the managers passed each other again during their round of post-match interviews.
"I told De Zerbi to keep turning the football world upside down," Klopp told BBC Radio 5 Live when asked what he had said to the Italian.
"I will watch it from some distance.