How many times have they played together, Alisson and Virgil van Dijk? How many times have they rescued Liverpool? How many opposing attacks have they subdued? How many chances have they thwarted in their reign as one of the best defensive partnerships in the Premier League?
The answer on all counts is too many to mention. And yet at The Emirates, with their match with Arsenal poised at 1-1 and the title race heating up and Manchester City watching and hoping for Liverpool to slip, the game turned on a defensive mix-up between the goalkeeper and the skipper.