Jurgen Klopp has explained how much it meant to Trent Alexander-Arnold when he was handed the captain's armband to lead Liverpool out in the Champions League against Midtjylland.
For the right-back, it was a dream come true in captaining the club he joined as a six-year-old and has supported for as long as he can remember.
And the manager, who explained the decision to make Alexander-Arnold captain, has now said the Liverpool-born defender will one day be "the face of the club".
"How you see the captaincy in this country is completely different to in Germany," Klopp said.
"But I try to understand it despite most of my life being educated in a different way.
"Being a captain, it's not important who wears the armband, it's much more important how you behave all around and yes - Trent is someone who will be involved in this kind of role in the future.
"He is now already in parts playing this role, especially with the younger boys in the team - they all have a similar pathway to his.
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"I don't think he was the best 'leader' in the line-up of the last game but the reason was that he has been the longest at the club.
"The players are all captains, if you want, when they are out there but the decision for this was clear and it was Trent.
"When I told him, you could tell that it meant a lot to him - that's cool and it will be his role in the future when other people finish their careers and he is preparing himself for that.
"He will, in the future, be the face of this club - and with some others hopefully - but that is really nice.
"When I realised how much it meant to him, I was really happy that I made the decision - even though the decision was a logical one due to how long he's been at the club."
