Gary Neville's prediction on Liverpool's match against Everton on Sunday night was spot on after the win at Anfield.
The Reds beat their local rivals in a pulsating Merseyside derby where Frank Lampard's men now sit in the relegation zone. But the Toffees were resilient enough to frustrate Jurgen Klopp.
However, it did not last long after the second half began when Andy Robertson broke the deadlock. Divock Origi furthered his cult status at Liverpool by doubling the lead to make it game over.
The result puts the Reds back to within a point of Manchester City in their hunt for the Premier League title to evoke memories of the tussle at the top when Brendan Rodgers was in charge. Back in 2014, the two titans were at the top again only for Liverpool to stumble against Chelsea when Demba Ba took advantage of Steven Gerrard's slip.
Neville alluded to the incident with his predictions - though he did note that times have changed very drastically since. He tweeted: "Shades of Liverpool v Chelsea match this one so far. (Jose manager of Chelsea/Stevie G - Demba Ba Goal).
"Liverpool frustrated and the opposition with the intent to annoy. However this Liverpool are better and this Everton aren’t Jose Chelsea!"
It is certainly true that Klopp has turned Liverpool into a fully-oiled winning machine while Neville got his prediction bang on. The Reds coach said: "A football game has two halves; thank god. In the first half, we didn't pass quick enough, accelerate at the right moments, pass in behind. At half-time, I told the players it was easy to improve. We didn't really show up, so they stepped up.
"We had lots of things to improve on and we did; it is really difficult to deal with over 80 per cent possession and the counter-attacking threat of the opponent. I'm really happy because it isn't about flying every week, it is about getting results. We had to work hard for it, but all good.
"There are not a lot of points we can drop, the next one is always waiting around the corner. That is the situation we are in. We have eight games to play, and if it goes well we can fit in a ninth, but you have to win games when you aren't at our best."
