Below the hubbub of Mohammed Salah's impending move from Roma to Liverpool, the news of Steven Gerrard announcing his back-up team as manager of the Under-18 academy slipped under the radar.
It contained no-one famous but it was a reminder of Gerrard's continued importance to the club. His years as Liverpool's best player need no regurgitation, other than to emphasise the club's failure to find a successor.
The decision to appoint him at academy level was more than good publicity. It highlighted the need to address another of Liverpool's recruitment shortcomings: Salah's move already shines a light on the Reds' failures in the transfer market over recent years as he could have joined in 2013 for a much lower fee.