Oliver Glasner made history with The Eagles last season when they defeated Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
The German manager pushed himself further into the history books yesterday after Crystal Palace defeated Liverpool in the FA Community Shield on penalties last season.
Liverpool's new signings - Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong found the back of the net in what was a good sign of things to come from Arne Slot's side, while Jean-Philippe Mateta and Ismaila Sarr scored for Crystal Palace.
Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliot missed from twelve yards at the end of regular time, while Dean Henderson was the hero as Palace celebrated their second trophy in the space of three months.
In a game where the financial disparity between both sides are worlds apart, it was surprising to see Palace go toe-to-toe with the 20-time English Premier League Champions.
Purefootball highlights some of the undertones from Liverpool's loss to Crystal Palace.
- Money buys good players, not success
While Liverpool has splashed €291.9m on Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez, it doesn't mean an automatic route to silverware.
In comparison, Crystal Palace have spent just €2.3m to bring in Borna Sosa from Ajax while signing Walter Benitez on a free deal.
Yet, the side that spent less came out on top at Wembley yesterday evening.
- Life without Trent Alexander-Arnold might be tough
While the six-time UEFA Champions League winners might argue they wouldn't miss the Real Madrid right-back, cracks might surface as the season goes on.
Aside from Arnold's impressive passing range from deep that'll be missing, his set-piece prowess will leave a gaping hole in the squad, as there isn't anyone who can hit them in the team like he could.
Liverpool scored just two goals from set-pieces last season (excluding penalties), and while that might be considered very low, the numbers might dip without Arnold.
Liverpool kick off their Premier League season on Friday evening against Bournemouth, while Crystal Palace take on Chelsea on Sunday.
