There's a throbbing sense of deja vu concerning the closing stages of this season's Premier League.
As teams towards both the top and bottom flounder in pursuit of points, and those in mid-table inevitably lose some focus with the finishing line in sight, so Manchester City and Liverpool continue to trade win after win after win.
Except, of course, the problem for the Reds is what has gone before means they face an increasingly difficult task to qualify for the Champions League, rather than compete with City for the title.
