This time last year, Liverpool's Georginio Wijnaldum was talking up how every opponent would be 'scared' of a visit to their 'fortress', Anfield.
'The way we are playing and the way we are scoring goals in the home games, I think it will scare opponents,' the midfielder said last December. Not so much now.
Back then, manager Jurgen Klopp had been calling on the crowd to stick around until the end of games, looking for a vibrant atmosphere to help bloody the nose of any and all visiting teams.
Liverpool were thriving on the big occasions and the expectation that came with playing at their recently-expanded ground.