Liverpool eventually ended up coasting to a win over reigning champions Leicester City on Saturday but the comprehensive 4-1 victory hardly passed without incident.
While Lucas Leiva provided the laughs with a truly woeful "assist" for Jamie Vardy's consolation goal, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet endured a trying afternoon after finding himself on the wrong side of a flailing Robert Huth.
Indeed, the Belgian keeper suffered a cut above his eye and a bloodied nose in the collision, though he was still able to make light of his injuries by comparing himself to Rocky IV antagonist Ivan Drago after the final whistle.