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Liverpool moved back to the top of the Premier League table with a 4-1 win over Cardiff City on Saturday at Anfield.
Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane struck, and though Callum Paterson pulled one back for the visitors, replaced Xherdan Shaqiri and Mane again made the game safe late on for the Reds.
Jurgen Klopp having made a number of changes.
But there was plenty that went unnoticed or under the radar during the 90 minutes at Anfield.
Here are the moments you might have missed.
Firmino raises the stakes
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To be honest, nobody in the stadium is missing this moment.
Well, nobody except Cardiff Victor Camarasa.
Camarasa was battling Roberto Firmino for the ball in front of the Kop when the Liverpool player produced an audacious moment of genuine magic.
Despite falling to the turf, Firmino still found the presence of mind to avoid conceding a backheel through the legacy of the Cardiff man down the flank to Alberto Moreno.
So, a no-look back wheel nutmeg that started at Liverpool attack. Even by Firmino's standards, that's enough to shine those pearly whites for some time.
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Lovren falls over
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He was not the only player to take a tumble at Anfield on Saturday.
But Dejan Lovren was unique in falling over his own legacy in the Cardiff penalty area.
"Comedy moment of the year goes to Dejan Lovren for a trip to the 3-legged race on his own," James Milner on social media afterwards.
Lovren, to be fair, took it in good heart. "Wrong timing of diving, still a good win today," he replied.
Still, just as well nobody is drawing further attention to it …
Van Dijk the statue
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Watch Liverpool's opening goal again.
As the ball is played on the box, Virgil van Dijk is unmarked at the far post, arms outstretched.
Sadio Mane has a shot blocked. Van Dijk is unmarked at the far post, arms outstretched.
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Gini Wijnaldum has a shot blocked. Van Dijk is unmarked at the far post, arms outstretched.
Then Salah rattles in the rebound, and Van Dijk's arms remain outstretched, but this time in celebration.
Maybe the Dutchman knew what was coming.
Liverpool's world champion
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Nope, the Reds have gone out and signed to France International.
Instead, it was another sporting achievement that was given a warm ovation at half-time.
Local hero and Liverpool support Callum Smith, who won the WBA super-middleweight crown last month when stopping George Groves in Saudi Arabia, paraded his belts during the interval on Saturday.
Like his team in the Premier League this season, Smith remains unbeaten as a professional.
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