It was apt, therefore, that it was that same duo who took part in a player press conference together in Dublin on Tuesday afternoon, during the Reds' four-day intensive training camp in the Republic of Ireland's capital.
Mbeumo joined from Brentford last summer, under former head coach Ruben Amorim, and was often deployed as a right-sided attacking midfielder at the beginning of the campaign, with Amad close by as a wing-back on the same flank, where their bond first flourished.
A formation change under Michael Carrick saw the Ivorian restored to more of a wide-forward role, reducing the scope for both men to play on the same side, but neither believe that has diminished their mutual spark.