Arsenal and Liverpool are sworn rivals for the Premier League title this campaign - battle lines have been drawn heading into the run-in. Mikel Arteta's side certainly have work to do in what remains and also must wish for luck to fall on their side, sitting 12 points behind Arne Slot's men.
But as the manager has already said, whilst the possibility mathematically remains of winning the Premier League trophy, 'over his dead body' does the challenge end.
So why, with such a rivalry brewing, was the agent of Gunners captain Martin Odegaard at Anfield this weekend, not just as a spectator but actually as a player for the rival team?
Well, the answer is a simple one. Bjorn Tore Kvarme, part of Nordic Sky agency, was a Reds player between 1997 and 1999 - two years of his 17-year spell as a player.
A full-back in those days, he also turned out for Rosenborg, Saint-Etienne, Real Sociedad and Bastia.
Now 52 years of age he is an agent overseeing many fellow Norwegian clients such as Odegaard, and even though that business may see him deal with Arsenal more directly nowadays, his ties to Anfield remain strong.
On Saturday Liverpool were playing their annual Legends Charity Match against counterparts from Chelsea, raising money for the LFC Foundation which gives back to local and international football initiatives.
So Kvarme was invited back to take part in the charitable event - not for the first time - where he played alongside the likes of Steven Gerrard, Peter Crouch and former Arsenal player Yossi Benayoun.
The Norwegian never actually scored a goal in his spell as a professional player for Liverpool but would do so when playing for the Legends in 2018 in a 5-5 draw with Bayern Munich.
"It was a great feeling. I never thought I would score my first goal at Anfield at the age of 45. It's always good to come back. To meet some of my old team-mates and to see all the fans at Anfield once again. It's amazing," he responded.
Now Kvarme goes back to the current day job of being an agent, watching on as his player Odegaard spearheads the Arsenal charge to topple the club he holds with such adoration.
There are nine fixtures to go, including the meeting between the Gunners and the current leaders on May 10, which could be huge if the race carries on that long.