Despite a positive result and performance in Germany last week, the job was only half-done as Liverpool welcomed Hoffenheim to Anfield with the manager of the German side, Julian Nagelsmann, in confident mood ahead of the second leg.
The 30-year-old managerial wonderkid claimed that his players would not be in awe of the Anfield crowd or the Liverpool players, but unfortunately for him that is exactly what it looked like as the tie was over within 10 minutes.
The first goal is something Liverpool fans would be familiar with, in Sadio Mane cutting in to create a big gap that he then backheels the ball into for an assist, Emre Can on hand to finish it off in this case.
Next up was Mohamed Salah as he continued his fine form with one of the easier goals he will score in his Liverpool career after Gini Wijnaldum was unlucky to see his shot bounce back off the post.
And Emre Can added his second just moments later to send the Anfield crowd wild at the flowing football they were seeing.
Game over.
Unfortunately, Dejan Lovren took that 'game over' idea literally and can claim the assist to the assist for the reply from the German side:
Even after making it less easy on themselves, another three unanswered goals from Hoffenheim is too much to ask barring the most spectacular of collapses from Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp will can afford to spend the second half pondering what opponents they can get in the group stage draw, even though he has to pretend he can't.
