John Achterburg, the Liverpool goalkeeping coach, was sitting in the shadow of the Champions League trophy when suddenly there was a booming interruption.
‘Ha! What is this?’. The voice was unmistakable.
Jurgen Klopp, smiling broadly, was walking up the stairs to his office in Melwood when he spotted Achterberg and this correspondent in conversation. Klopp could not resist the chance to pull Achterberg’s leg but he had also worked things out.
‘This is a story about Alisson Becker, isn’t it?’ Klopp said.
He did not need to wait around for an answer.