For Mohamed Salah, a scorer of 32 goals in what looks to be a record-breaking campaign for Liverpool, that was again the case in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final defeat to Newcastle United. For a forward who is on his way to recording one of the greatest individual seasons of all time in the Premier League came the anomaly of Wembley: a match where the 32-year-old did not have a shot or create a chance in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat.

Towering defender Dan Burn, who was called up to the England squad for the first time just days before the final, scored from a corner minutes before half-time, with Liverpool having made a baffling decision in choosing Alexis Mac Allister to mark him on set pieces in the first half.