Amid all the hullabaloo surrounding the remarkable transfer pursuit of Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo during the last 48 hours, one trifling matter has been in danger of being overlooked.
Liverpool begin what could be one of the most pivotal seasons of Jurgen Klopp’s tenure on Sunday.
That it comes against Chelsea, the club who they attempted to gazump for the Ecuador international with a sensational £110million offer in the earlier hours of Friday morning, merely adds an extra layer of intrigue to what will be an instructive afternoon at Stamford Bridge.
Certainly, the warning signs were glaringly obvious when Liverpool began their previous campaign not far down the road at Fulham, a troubling performance against the newly-promoted side an indication of the dismal first two-thirds of the season from which the Reds recovered too late to salvage Champions League qualification.
