There were many reactions to Liverpool's often brilliant but ultimately nerve-wracking win against Manchester City on Sunday.
The most interesting was a tweet by former manager Roy Evans, who wittily remarked "I do like 4-3 as long as we win."
He was referencing his 1996 success against Newcastle by the same score, a game often called the greatest Premier League match of all.
Newcastle weren't the runaway leaders City are today, although they had been earlier in the season. They became renowned for excellent forward play with weaknesses at the back.
The reaction of Evans and Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan were far apart. Despite emerging victorious, Evans frowned upon Liverpool's lapses and said teams couldn't win the title playing that way. Keegan was adamant he would not alter his style and even claimed he'd rather quit than change.
In 2018, both managers involved in the latest 4-3 classic have more of the Keegan mindset. Though Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola will know there are elements of their teams' performances that can improve, they'll want to fix them with a tweak here and there rather than sweeping alterations.
The City boss in particular can have few complaints about how his players have performed this season. It remains to be seen whether this defeat impacts on the rest of their year.
As for Liverpool, Klopp saw energy and passion, great attacking skill and for once a home crowd that matched his players every step of the way. It's how he must have envisaged what being at Anfield would feel like in almost every respect.
There were individual errors which helped City equalise in the first half, first by Joe Gomez and then by Loris Karius. This wasn't the first time either player has been criticised this season.
After an astonishing second half turnaround which saw Liverpool leading 4-1 against the best team in the country there was an inevitable fright at the end. Two quick goals left supporters' nerves shredded once again.
For a team that hasn't lost for nearly three months Liverpool sure put their fans through the ringer. This was perhaps one occasion where critics can restrain themselves since City is a team that can do that to anybody.
It did underline how often the Reds make it hard for themselves late in games. Even in their unbeaten run they've squandered late leads to Chelsea, Sevilla, Everton, Burnley and almost again on Sunday.
Klopp's publicly expressed disinterest in the "dark arts" of feigning injury, prolonging substitutions or taking ages to put the ball back in play are commendable but they're not the only ways to secure a win. Good possession which forces opponents to leave their positions and chase after the ball is another method.
Liverpool simply don't do that, yet it's hard to take issue with them. After all, being at full throttle and determined to attack at all costs was what got them into such a commanding position in the first place.
Back in 1996 there was also an edgy performance from David James in goal. Until then he'd given many good performances and was not a victim of the criticism Karius and Simon Mignolet receive today.
Evans kept faith with James but was not ultimately rewarded. By the time he looked elsewhere for a goalkeeper it already felt as though Evans couldn't take Liverpool back to the top.
Being selected for two games in a row was tantamount to Klopp saying Karius was his first choice now, but from only a few City attempts on target three hit the back of the net. The position remains a problem for the Reds and Klopp can't afford to be as loyal as his predecessor.
Gomez has lots of talent but is making a habit of losing the flight of the ball in the air. It's unusual that virtually every time he does it Liverpool are punished by a goal.
As last line of defence goalkeepers will always receive harsher criticism, but Gomez is a young player with time to work on his flaws, also having shown great ability on other occasions including Sunday. Karius can't really claim to have done likewise.
Liverpool are maybe a year away from making a serious attempt at the title. City's remarkable start in a way provided camouflage, making sure fans kept their ambition in check.
So much is good about this team however, with Mohamed Salah's goal being their 85th in all competitions this season.
As Liverpool rise one place in the table, so, too, will ambition, and whatever is hampering their path to the summit comes under the microscope far more often.
Virgil van Dijk was injured on Sunday and a lot rides on his shoulders. Once again, Liverpool have built themselves a really good side at the same time somebody else happens to be doing it a little bit better.
Klopp's huge challenge is to maintain the momentum, to ensure past reversals are not repeated. Swift action on the few flaws they have will be key.