Moments after Liverpool's epic Champions League victory over Manchester City last week, Virgil van Dijk was asked how he looked so relaxed in the bedlam at Anfield.
'I was calm, yes,' he replied, nonplussed. 'You need to enjoy it. We just embrace the atmosphere, take it to heart.'
That attitude will be crucial for Liverpool as they take a 3-0 lead into Tuesday night's second leg at The Etihad. It also highlights why missing out on Van Dijk, who was pictured wearing a City shirt as part of a Christmas prank by his Southampton team-mates, might be the greatest regret of Pep Guardiola's time in Manchester.