While every match Liverpool play between now and the end of the season has the potential to be hugely important to their trophy-gathering aims, there is no question that their trip to the Etihad Stadium looms largest on the horizon.
You only have to witness the social media furore brought about by the announcement of the match officials to see just how important the fixture with Manchester City is set to be. It doesn’t matter that both teams will have a further seven league fixtures to navigate afterwards, the match is being viewed by many as a definitive title decider.
Jurgen Klopp won’t be thinking that way with matches against three other top eight sides still to come, but there’s no doubt a game with City is the most tactically challenging there is. How best to negate their goal threat while remaining potent at the other end?
