Liverpool continued their preparations for the new Premier League season with a 4-4 draw against Bundesliga 2 outfit Greuther Furth.
Here are some of the moments you may have missed...
Behind-closed-doors motive explained
Monday's friendly at the MS-Technologie-Arena in Villingen-Schwenningen marked the second and final outing of Liverpool's pre-season training camp in Germany.
But the encounter against the Bundesliga 2 outfit differed significantly from last week's friendly against Karlsruher SC, with Liverpool playing this one behind closed doors.
That meant that like the lows of pandemic football in 2020, every word Jurgen Klopp and his coaching staff said could be heard by the players.
The bellowing instructions of stand-in captain Virgil van Dijk were also frequently picked up by the few television cameras, with the Dutch international staking a fair claim for his shot at claiming the armband should Jordan Henderson's move to Saudi Arabia be finalised.
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In fact, speaking before the game, Klopp admitted his delight at being offered the rare opportunity to communicate with his players in-game and also evaluate their leadership skills.
"Ok, it's not cool there are no supporters here," said the Liverpool boss. "But I can hear the coaching of the boys to themselves and I am really curious about that because that's super important."
Savour it because I'm not sure a new capacity crowd at Anfield will be the same on August 19, Jurgen.
Luis Diaz telling celebration
There will be no one more determined to make up for the lost time of last season than winger Luis Diaz.
Having missed seven months of the previous campaign due to a relapse of a serious knee injury he originally sustained during a 3-2 defeat at Arsenal last October, the Colombian will be hoping to begin the new campaign in an identical manner to his arrival at Anfield 18 months ago.
Jinking his way in and out of a cluster of Greuther Furth defenders, Diaz bagged his first goal of the summer and handed his side the lead with a lovely whipped effort into the far corner shortly before half-time.
Perhaps most telling of all though was Diaz's celebration, which saw him let out an audible screech and later punch the air fiercely before he was embraced by his beaming team-mates.
Now, 18 months and two half-seasons after he first arrived on Merseyside, Diaz is ready to embrace the weight of Liverpool's No.7 jersey as he prepares for what he hopes will be his first uninterrupted campaign at Anfield.
Caoimhin Kelleher's absence explained
Such has been the extent of Liverpool's injury issues in recent years that supporters now examine each teamsheet with glaring eyes. And even against Greuther Furth of the Bundesliga 2, that was no different.
Along with the injured Dominik Szoboszlai, goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher was a notable absentee from Liverpool's matchday squad on Monday. That prompted fears that the Anfield goalkeeping department could be treading thin before a ball has even been kicked this season.
However, the ECHO understands that the Republic of Ireland international's omission from the squad was solely down to Liverpool's rotation policy. The decision was made after the 24-year-old started last week's victory over Karlsruher SC when Alisson Becker was ruled out of action as a precaution.
As a result, Monday's contest was viewed as the ideal opportunity to blood minutes into the legs of the Brazilian No.1, Adrian and youngster Marcelo Pitaluga. Panic over, Reds.
Kostas Tsimikas fumed
As is always the case with 22 professional footballers, it is only ever a friendly by name and not at all by nature.
That was confirmed just seconds after the interval when Kostas Tsimikas was booked for a late lunge on Julian Green, only to claim he was being pulled back by Furth midfielder Branimir Hrgota.
No sooner after the Greek defender had fallen to the floor were both players squaring up to one another. That was before a sea of Red and White shirts attempted to simmer the temperature. Steady on, lads.