Marcus Edwards was turning away towards the Burnley supporters to celebrate his equaliser when, further back in play, Florian Wirtz could be spotted throwing his arms in the air in frustration before turning away in disgust.

Small wonder. If there was one Liverpool who deserved to be celebrating a win bonus on Saturday evening, it was the Germany international.

The latest to occupy the right wing role vacated by Mohamed Salah, Wirtz, as has increasingly been the case, wasn’t confined to a singular position, instead popping up when required all across the front line.

More importantly, though, he is contributing numbers with his goal, well taken after initial good work from Hugo Ekitike and then Curtis Jones, a fourth in his last six games.

Liverpool’s best efforts to extend their lead invariably came through Wirtz, most notably in the second half when he tricked his way beyond several defenders inside the area then teed up Cody Gakpo for a shot cleared off the line.

With Salah now due back from Africa Cup of Nations duty ahead of...