Maybe it was written in the stars.
Eight years after he led them to back-to-back titles in the top flight, Matt Beard reflected on the promotion back to the Women's Super League.
They wrapped up the Women's Championship title on Sunday with a 4-2 win over Bristol City in front of a league-record 5,752 crowd.
It marked a return to England's elite after several years of turbulence on and off the pitch and felt like a pivotal moment in the club's illustrious history.
In the same season the men's team won the league, the women's team was demoted because of Covid-19.
There was a lack of investment, scrutiny of poor facilities, and player unrest even when Beard returned to the club last summer.
The pressure was on Beard and his staff to deliver after they failed to get promotion back to the WSL. There was a lot of emotion when that moment came on Sunday.
Beard said that he could see the atmosphere over there, as he stood pitchside drenched in water after an ice bucket had been thrown over him during celebrations.
That is what it is like on a day-in, day-out basis. The players work hard. The staff work hard. They are deserving of it.
Everyone thought thatLiverpool would go straight back up to the WSL. You have to earn the right and we have this year.
With two games to go, the Reds have a 14-point lead over Bristol City and have only lost once all season.
It wasn't all plain sailing.
The team had to come together to deal with the personal tragedy of the death of assistant Paul McHugh's parents and the serious injury to goalkeeper Rylee Foster after a life-threatening car accident.
Changes to board staff, including the arrival of women's team director Russ Fraser, and increased investment in resources and facilities, have aided the push for promotion.
The club is huge. In the last few years, we have had tough times. The captain said that the fans had stuck with them.
We restructured to help us be competitive and get back up there. We are looking forward to competing in the top league again.
It's a good feeling to be celebrating and having some positive vibes around us. It is a testament to the whole squad. We have had each other's backs the whole way.
Beard said that the club have targets in place for the next five years and that they are already planning for a future in the WSL.
We have been working behind the scenes all along, but until it was done, it could only be talk.
We can work on plans for next year now. We need to consolidate in the WSL first. We need to be competitive.
It is not an easy league to return to but we have a great group of people here. There will be changes in the summer and our aim and ambition is to be sensible progress each year.
The WSL trophy will be collected by the team at Prenton Park on 24 April.
About 40 family members are expected to fly over for the celebrations.
She said that Bristol City is the only game her family has not been to.
After the relief that came with their victory over Bristol City, Kiernan said it will be an incredible feeling to lift the trophy in front of the home fans.
We can relax now. She said that we can switch off a bit in the international break and come back to a big crowd.
We came here to get promoted and we did it. We are ready and we are really relieved. We are ready for the WSL.
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