Perhaps it is unfair to judge the six Liverpool players who came into the team seven days on from confirming the Premier League title against Tottenham too harshly.
Liverpool now only has games against Arsenal, Brighton and Crystal Palace remaining before a big summer, having lost 3-1 to Chelsea this weekend, and the expectation is that the fringe stars will get more minutes.
"They would like to play, but it is not that everyone who hasn't played will play now; I did that at Plymouth and got criticism."
Harvey Elliott, chiefly, needed a greater chance to shine and show what he can do than he has been afforded this season.