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Crystal Palace took an early lead against Liverpool on Saturday, but Marc Guehi didn't appear to celebrate as Ismaila Sarr scored inside 10 minutes - perhaps hinting at joining the Reds one day.
Liverpool failed to defend Palace's first corner of the game, and Sarr put the hosts ahead at Selhurst Park. It's the first time Liverpool has played Palace since the club attempted to sign Guehi on transfer deadline day.
The move ultimately fell through, but could be resurrected in January after Liverpool defender Giovanni Leoni suffered an ACL injury during a 2-1 win over Southampton on Tuesday. Leoni will miss the remainder of the season, and Guehi's body language has increased speculation.
Guehi has been hailed for his professionalism throughout the transfer saga, despite wanting to join Liverpool this summer. While Alexander Isak and Yoane Wissa went to extreme lengths to secure summer moves, Guehi kept his integrity intact.
He continues to perform for Palace, but former Premier League defender Martin Keown highlighted that Guehi didn't celebrate the opening goal.
"Marc Guehi's body language, it's like he used to play for Liverpool," Keown said. "He is not celebrating, he is walking away like he's not allowed to celebrate."
Guehi has already celebrated a win over Liverpool this season, after Palace won the Community Shield at Wembley. Liverpool accelerated talks with Palace after that game, but failed to land its primary defensive target.
Palace head coach Oliver Glasner made it clear that the club can't sell Guehi until it finds a suitable replacement, and the club managed to hold onto the defender. Glasner has since revealed that Guehi was disappointed not to complete the move but has no concerns over his attitude.
"I have no concerns at all [about Guehi]," Glasner said before Saturday's game. "I'm completely convinced, and I mention this quite often, as long as Marc is playing for Crystal Palace, he will be playing with 100 percent. This is what I expect tomorrow.
"I'm really convinced that he will show this again. He's an amazing player, he's in amazing shape. So I expect a great game from him.
"Of course, I had a conversation with Marc but I think you will expect it to maybe have been more or longer. It was really a very short conversation because it was easy.
"We talked before, we talked at the end of last season, we talked in offseason, we talked in the pre-season, and of course we talked after the transfer window closed but it was a five-minute conversation.
"On the other side, I'm really wondering why it's so outstanding if you stick to an agreement, it also shows you maybe what kind of times we are living in. If you sign a contract, let's say the normal thing is you stick to your contract, so we are praised for doing what we have to do, I think it's more the opposite, we should blame people who don't stick to their agreement.
"Of course he was a little bit disappointed at the beginning but he said 'no, it's fine, I like being here, I like the team, I like the staff, I like Crystal Palace, I'm a south London boy, it's all good, I will give my best,' and this is exactly what I knew would happen."
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