It will be ten years on Thursday since Rafael Benitez's Liverpool overwhelmed Newcastle United by a four-goal margin to go three points clear at the top of the Premier League, prompting Steven Gerrard to proclaim the squad to be the best he'd played in and declare that the title was certainly attainable.
There was the not inconsiderable obstacle of Sir Alex Ferguson to contend with that season.
The Scot declared that Liverpool's ten-point lead would be reeled in and was as good as his word.
But a glance at the personnel from back then provides a sense of how far the club have travelled in the decade since the Benitez took them close.