“I think you saw us walking off the pitch, we were knackered, but that was the hard work we put in and the hard work we put in on the training field since the Wolves defeat.

We were disappointed not to pick up three points but we look forward to Palace now and we’ll try to go and pick up something there.

“The spirit is flying now and we need to push. Palace is going to be a tough place to go but we’re confident.”

For Rice, his assured display was surely redemption on a personal level too for the Anfield experience back in summer 2018.