If any Liverpool fan was in doubt about how much their team would miss Mohamed Salah if he does not sign a new contract this summer, they should watch back the Carabao Cup final.
Without their key cog, the Arne Slot machine malfunctioned and then some.
The joke here is that Salah was, of course, playing. But his anonymous performance highlighted just how much they rely on their talisman to come up with the big moments in the biggest games.
He was effectively nullified and with the Egyptian putting in a rare shocker of a display, Liverpool’s attack looked toothless.