And for Barry Lewtas, seeing Liverpool U23s respond to his pre-match call to be more clinical in front of goal made it an almost-perfect night on Friday.
Jack Bearne (two), Leighton Clarkson, Ben Woodburn and Luis Longstaff were all on target in a 5-3 win over Manchester United in Premier League 2.
It was the perfect response to the preceding 6-1 loss against Wigan Athletic in the EFL Trophy and ideal pick-me-up for their second outing in the competition.
Lewtas’ U21 group face Tranmere Rovers in a behind-closed-doors fixture at Prenton Park tonight, with kick-off set for 7pm BST.