Jurgen Klopp emerged from the darkness, with a baseball cap on backwards and a smile as big as the River Mersey.
This was it. This was the moment. You could say they have been waiting for this moment since June 25 but, really, they have been waiting for this since May 1990. The manager’s megawatt grin signified the start of the celebrations: Liverpool were now officially set to be crowned champions.
There were no fans inside Anfield, the consequence of this devastating Coronavirus pandemic, but the show was about to be spectacular. Red lights like lasers illuminated the scene and they were determined to make the most of a momentous, historic occasion.