A beaming grin on his face, and his fists lofted in the air in front of his jubilant supporters, Neil Critchley could not deny the vestiges his former colleague, Jürgen Klopp, left on his career.
Critchley's passionate greeting as a form of gratitude to his home fans has been a regular occurrence in the Championship this season.
His Blackpool side have begun the season in stupendous form and have put themselves in contention for promotion to the Premier League.
But it's not just Critchley's fist pumps at the end of games that are reminiscent of Klopp. No, it's his character and playing style, too.
When Critchley was appointed as Blackpool head coach, the former Premier League side had been languishing in mid-table in League One.
Critchley quickly got to work to transform the side.
The former Liverpool U23 coach showed signs of his tactical prowess leading Klopp's Liverpool at half-time in a pre-season friendly after just a few months in charge of Blackpool.
The Reds may have battered Critchley's fringe players in the second half amid wholesale substitutions, but the first half was a sign of things to come.
Critchley transformed Blackpool into a difficult side to beat, fortifying the club's defence, and using his high-press counter-attacking style to catch out his opponents.
In his first season, Blackpool finished third in League One under Critchley, and secured promotion to the Championship through the play-offs, beating Lincoln City at Wembley.
Operating under a tight budget, Critchley has spent less than £800k since he took over at the club.
Some may have thought, that would have led to Blackpool struggling in the Championship, but Critchley is proving miracles are possible.
His Blackpool side are currently losing out on a play-off spot on goal difference, having picked up 21 points in their first 14 matches in the Championship.
The most significant victory for Critchley came in the derby over Preston North End this weekend — the club's first at Bloomfield Road in 24 years, which elicited Critchley's boisterous gratitude to the crowd.
Critchley was briefly in charge of Liverpool's first team in the League Cup during Klopp's absence and spent almost seven years at the club.
He started out at Crewe where he established one of the best academy programmes in the country during the early 2010s, with the North West side developing a plethora of England youth internationals and Premier League footballers such as Nick Powell and Ashley Westwood.
Klopp started out rebuilding a club of Blackpool's ilk in Mainz, before making the step up to Borussia Dortmund.
Critchley possesses the same attitude to football, and at 43 years of age, time is on his side.
Having spent such a long time ingrained in Liverpool's set-up, if Critchley continues to catch the eye in senior management, he could become a serious contender to succeed Jürgen Klopp in the future.