The Everton players were shaken up roughly on Saturday.
It came thanks to a false alarm at 1am at the Dockland hotel where they spent Friday evening, disrupting their sleep for a huge game.
Some members of the squad believe the alarm was no accident, believing that a mischievous Liverpool fan had deliberately tried to upset them. But in the end, Carlo Ancelotti and his players went back to bed, woke up and made sure it was their rivals who had a sleepless night 24 hours later.
At 7.30pm, Everton celebrated a historic victory in the Merseyside derby at Anfield, their first across the park since 1999.
The Athletic can reveal the story of a triumph 22 years in the making; how it came about and how those responsible celebrated what is widely regarded within Goodison as an important psychological monument.
Ancelotti grinned broadly after the final whistle. He hugged his staff in the back room. But he was not overly worn …