For those who champion this new-look Liverpool as a stronger, more complete version, the impact of Jurgen Klopp's substitutes is providing the evidence. With a half-dozen departures paving the way for the arrival of four incomings over the course of a long and eventful summer transfer window, there's a freshness about the squad at Klopp's disposal right now. Even more so when you factor in a first full season for alongside the ongoing adaptations of and who spent over six months of his own maiden term on the sidelines through injury.
But at the same time, hindsight has afforded enough clarity to suggest that all of that half dozen had already given their peak years to the Anfield cause.
For Elliott, the 22/23 term was something of a breakout year for him as he featured 46 times in total.
"I think we all knew it was a bad first half and the manager said so too," Elliott says.