There were 2 trophies, with Kostas Tsimikas picking up one item after another and the celebrations crowding Liverpool as they took to the streets of Liverpool for their parade.
That was for us, for no one but Liverpool fans.
A time to celebrate and thank a truly remarkable staff, who will go down in history and still have many new chapters to write for this great club.
Sunday’s parade was cathartic for more than one reason and the players accepted the occasion, as did Liverpool fans who took to the streets to create a sea of red in truly amazing scenes.
These are some of the things we noticed from another amazing day being a red one.
Taking the front seat
This is the second parade of Jurgen Klopp and most of his players, but the first of a handful that has been added after the success in Madrid.
And they were absorbed every minute, with Kostas Tsimikas, Adrian, Diogo Jota, Ibrahima Konate, Thiago and Luis Diaz adapting to the incredible scenes in front of the bus.
What an experience for all of them, and you feel that this will not be the last for them!
Kostas picking up the merchandise
The Greek Scouser was his usual bubble and excitement throughout the parade, providing a lot of energy to the fans and his teammates along the 13.5km route.
And he piled up a large number of items throughout the day that hung on the front of the bus, including a Greek flag, a Liverpool flag, a fireworks display, a Salah cardboard scrap, and , of course, one or two trophies.
Brilliant.
Behavior models
After securing promotion to the women’s Super League, Matt Beard’s team had plenty of reasons to celebrate and had their own bus to show off their championship title.
It’s an amazing show for the next generation, for the girls and young boys who dream of becoming professional footballers, the impact will go far and wide.
It is not the norm, much less, that a women’s team is celebrated in this way and Liverpool has shown the standards, it will not be forgotten by the players or those who lined the streets.
The back seat dancers
With Calvin Harris playing DJ, people like Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Andy Robertson were more than happy to be in the back of the bus dancing all day.
They looked cheerful, even though a drink or two wasn’t what Milner was feeding while he was at the DO!
The next generation
The success of the League Cup and the FA Cup was thanks to the foundations laid by the entire squad, including a list of incredibly talented youngsters.
“Whenever you have that kind of trip you get close,” Klopp said earlier this season about the Reds ’success in national cups and it sounds true.
How Conor Bradley, Kaide Gordon, Tyler Morton, Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Rhys Williams and Harvey Davies were making the atmosphere, and what an atmosphere it was.
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A sea of red. Pyrotechnics, fireworks, the lot, and what a vision it was when the parade came to an end.
You had Thiago taking off his jacket and giving it a spin, Diaz bouncing with pleasure, Robertson interacting with the masses and Klopp making the last bombs of his season.
What a view. What a team. What a season.
We’ll do it again next year, right?