Liverpool have won five out of the five matches they have played without Virgil van Dijk and conceded just twice in that period.
Fabinho has also been injured for more than half of that time, making the feat even more impressive, with Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams having been called upon as deputies.
It is Joe Gomez, though, who deserves most praise for getting Liverpool through their injury troubles so far, with a notable improvement in his performances of late in a different role in more ways than one.
Gomez has never before lined up alongside Joel Matip, but that is the partnership that Jurgen Klopp is likely to field at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City, in what will be the 37th different central defensive pairing the German has picked for the Reds.
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Whoever Gomez has been paired with, though, it has gone unnoticed how easily he has switched over from right centre-back to left.
Normally on the right when Van Dijk is alongside him, Gomez had never played on that side of the defence for Liverpool, though he had played at left-back under Brendan Rodgers when he first broke into the side.
On the Liverpool.com podcast, Joel Rabinowitz said: "There are not many positives from the Van Dijk injury but Joe Gomez stepping up and being a leader is one of them. You look at the back-four now and he is the reference point for all of them.
"It's also interesting that Gomez he has switched to the left-hand side which we have never seen him in before. He played left-back earlier in his career.
"But the change has not bothered him at all. The assist that he made against Atalanta has not been spoken about much because the finish from Diogo Jota was excellent but it was something that Van Dijk might do - he played similar several times last season.
"He has been trying it a lot in recent games and he has so much in his locker. By the end of the season, he will have taken a massive stride forward as a result of getting this added responsibility."
Gomez, who is younger than Phillips and only around four years older than Rhys Williams, has stepped up his game in the absence of Van Dijk, helping guide less experienced players through matches as well as focusing on his own game.
At just 23, Gomez himself should still be the one who is being guided along.
Instead, he has taken on the 'captain' role at the heart of the Liverpool defence, and the Reds will continue to benefit.
