The Courteeners’ aptly titled Not Nineteen Forever plays, and is duly drowned out, as Arne Slot’s squad emerge for their warm-up. The ground is already nearly full and it crackles with an excitement that borders on giddiness.

‘It was always Liverpool’ reads the banner unfurled at the front of the Kop – another nod to the skipper – and You’ll Never Walk Alone is otherworldly. So good, so special, that even some in the away end applaud in appreciation.

People have waited 35 years for this day and it’s not going to pass them by.

The noise level at kick-off is recorded at 95 decibels – the equivalent of being in close proximity to an electric drill – and, with support like this, how could anything go wrong?

Well.

It does, very briefly, as former Red Dominic Solanke heads Tottenham into an early lead.

But Luis Diaz quickly renders that an aberration and, ultimately, a footnote on the day. The Colombian’s equaliser, given after a VAR review, is celebrated accordingly and enjoyed greatly by one of his predecessors in the No.7 shirt: Vladimir Smicer, who is sat in Anfield’s press box.

Minutes later, Alexis Mac Allister blasts Liverpool into the lead and it’s soon 3-1 as Cody Gakpo locates the bottom corner with precision.

“We’re gonna win the Football League again!”

Any remaining scintilla of doubt that today is indeed the day is gone and Anfield flicks through its songbook in acclaim of the players and head coach who have made this happen.

Fittingly, Mohamed Salah gets on the scoresheet and, at 6.24pm, the final whistle blows. It finishes 5-1 and they are champions-elect no more.

A team that plays the Liverpool Way – and wins the championship in April.