It says everything about the humility of this remarkable Liverpool side that their first thoughts were not to turn to the crowd to lap up the most well-deserved of applause.
The Reds had just produced a superb second-half performance to sweep aside Southampton to win 4-0 and move an unbelievable 22 points clear at the top of the Premier League.
The Kop and the three other sides of Anfield were waiting for their heroes, who have now won 24 of their first 25 league games of the season.
But from Mohamed Salah to Roberto Firmino, and Virgil van Dijk to manager Jurgen Klopp, the Liverpool squad sought out Danny Ings.
Ings, of course, was returning to Anfield with his new club Southampton, for whom he has scored 14 league goals this season after making his loan move to St Mary's from Anfield permanent in the summer.
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The striker's hopes of forging a career with the Reds were hampered by serious injury and then by the form of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah
But he was well-loved at Liverpool, both by staff and fans alike, and that was underlined at the end of this afternoon's match when he was embraced by his former team-mates and manager.
It was a classy touch from a classy team.
dkw25
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think other clubs should follow Liverpool club kloop has improve himself as a coach and a person he improve the team but he had time to do that not over night, the players love and respect him I admire that, think club and fans need to give Managers time to do there thing
DieHardRed
414
Ings was brilliant in that game. He was confident in using skills, set up so many chances and was so close to scoring many times. This is who Man U need to get, not the person they signed on loan.
SeekerRio
347
great sportsman!! what an unconditional bonding this game can create!!
naelkayyali
342
Liverpool the reason ings is shining this season and the lady is doing his very best . most of the credit for klopp
Wiseboyrichard
321
I now understand why Lewandowski said any player will kill himself for Jürgen Kloop. He is just like a father or a big brother to his players. If I was his I would do the same thing his players are doing when you have a good coach like Kloop, you would anything just to make him smile
ensol
311
He has been helping Liverpool to steal points from rival clubs. He is still a Liverpool player by proxy
emondorock
246
Innes is playing his best football now but unfortunately not for the team he loves and who adore him. GL