Liverpool continued their encouraging start to the season with an one-sided romp at Watford.
Roberto Firmino scored a hat-trick while Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah also netted as the Reds cruised to a 5-0 Premier League win on Saturday.
The result means Jurgen Klopp’s side are unbeaten in 20 games in all competitions and remain a point behind leaders Chelsea in the early table.
But there was plenty that went unnoticed or under the radar during the 90 minutes at Vicarage Road.
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Salah is Rose's thorn
Danny Rose will have surely woken up on Sunday morning and been sure to double check the date.
After all, the Watford defender would be forgiven for not knowing what day it was having been left in a right old state by Salah, some early difficult moments the precursor for a full 90 minutes of sheer misery up against the Liverpool man.
And on the half-hour, Salah twisted Rose one way and another to such an extent the full-back didn't see Sadio Mane approaching and stumbled straight into him, resulting in lengthy treatment to a sore body and bruised pride.
It was difficult not to feel some sympathy for the former England international. For a little bit, anyway.
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Trent can't believe it
Diogo Jota was out of his seat in the dugout. Ibrahima Konate could barely comprehend matters. And Virgil van Dijk seemingly almost burst out in incredulous laughter at what had happened.
But if there was one reaction that said everything about Salah's latest wonder strike, it was that of Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The right-back had been the nearest player to the Egyptian as he embarked on his mazy run and had the perfect view of his subsequent unerring finish.
And as he raced to congratulate Salah, an awed Alexander-Arnold put his hands to his face in disbelief. You and us all, Trent.
Mane echoes Firmino
If Salah took the plaudits, it was Firmino who went home with the matchball after a hat-trick of which any predatory number nine would be proud.
And it gave the Brazilian a chance to go through his repertoire of celebrations, including an elaborate number after his opener which was copied in trademark fashion by the ever-willing Mane.
So it seemed only fair when Van Dijk dipped into the Firmino playbook and pulled out a karate kick to celebrate the forward completing his treble.
Nobody, though, does it quite like Bobby.
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Klopp respects Ranieri
Watford supporters are so used to a change of manager these days that there was only a ripple of applause before the game when new boss Claudio Ranieri was introduced.
At least the Italian was afforded a hearty welcome by Jurgen Klopp on the touchline.
And there was another less obvious embrace during the warm-up as young Liverpool goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga cheerily greeted 20-year-old Watford forward Joao Pedro.
The fledgling duo had both been at Fluminese in their native Brazil.
