There have been a few moments in this most brutal tumble down the mountain when it has been necessary to wonder how exactly it came to this for Liverpool. On Saturday, one such instance occurred in stoppage time.
It was rooted in the sight of Mo Salah chasing shadows alone as the Wolves backline rotated possession around him in a blur of one-touch cruelty.
With each pass came the taunt of 'ole' from around Molineux and there were a good four or five of those. If it occurred to any of Salah's team-mates to join the hunt, to go as a pack as they did when all was well, then let's just say it was not immediately obvious.