After the final whistle, Chiesa made a beeline for the backroom staff on the touchline who had helped guide him through some tough times. The biggest embraces were reserved for first-team doctor Amit Pannu and performance psychologist Lee Richardson before he rejoined his team-mates on the field.

"We can hear 'em crying in Turin... Federico, he came to win..." Federico Chiesa has played a total of 479 minutes of football for Liverpool - less than some players deliver in a month. And yet, the smiling Italian can proudly claim to be the subject of what is becoming an iconic football chant that Liverpool fans seemingly adore.