An estimated 500,000 Liverpool fans took to the streets of the city on Sunday on a return home to celebrate the exploits of this fantastic Reds team, scenes that can be a catalyst.
Before the parade there were concerns among the staff about what the turnout would be and the reception after the events in Paris, but they were given half a million reasons not to worry.
Jordan Henderson called it “one of the best days of my life”, Thiago was “speechless” and Virgil van Dijk left “so proud to be a big part of this football club”.
The city was bathed in red and Jurgen Klopp and his team showed overwhelming love and gratitude for a campaign that saw the League Cup and FA Cup add to the cabinet and countless memories to savor.
There was a disappointment over the previous night, but the incredible performance of 500,000 fans is just the beginning of a new journey for Liverpool.
“It’s a big boost for everything to come. Amazing, “Klopp said during the parade, a promise of what he expects for this amazing team of reds.
There is no denying the elevation that the parade will have given not only to the players and staff, but also to the fans, and only this club could create such stages.
“No club in the world, this world, would lose the Champions League final the night before and people get here in the way they are, the mood they have, absolutely exceptional,” Klopp said.
There is still a lot of history to do for this group of players and after a well-deserved break, they will concentrate on doing so.
Sunday’s scenes lay the groundwork for what’s to come, Klopp knows it and his players will know it.