Trent Alexander-Arnold steadied himself. Hands on hips, a couple of deep breaths then two steps back as he tried to gauge the range. You will have seen this routine during games involving Liverpool.
His execution of free-kicks is outstanding, a quality that enhances his reputation as one of the best right-backs around. He's bent plenty of goals in from similar positions in recent years, so there was an air of expectation.
With one final glance, Alexander-Arnold looked up and then… whipped his free-kick high and horribly wide. It was the final minute of the first half and if ever one piece of action summed a player's efforts for the preceding 45 minutes, this was it.