Having denied them the post-match show on Sunday, there was no way Jurgen Klopp was going to ignore the Kop once more. Certainly not after this.
After smiting aside Chelsea with the most convincing display of the season so far, Klopp felt duty-bound to follow it up with those trademark fist bumps that stir the soul of the Liverpool faithful. How could he not?
The last few days have been an emotional time for a fanbase still reeling from the bombshell announcement their manager will be walking away from the club he has transformed over much of the last decade.
But while the last few days have been squarely about the man who has been responsible for so many of the good times here since October 2015, supporters must once more hunker down and grant the wish of their charismatic, talismanic leader. For the next couple of months at least.
Because with so much still to play for at Anfield, the Premier League leaders, who regained their five-point advantage with this 4-1 win, can ill-afford to do without his news overtaking the pursuit of four trophies as the main theme of the campaign. Certainly not when genuine progress is being made for a team now well ahead of its schedule.
How the news affects the players will only really become known in the coming weeks but this was a massive indication that it will only make them more determined to push on to perhaps even the greatest heights of the Klopp era.
