Jurgen Klopp's phenomenal Liverpool have cause for optimism despite title slip-up

Whatever happens between now and the end of May, no matter how many trophies Liverpool lift this season, the future could not be more exciting.

The rest of this season, the next, the one after that and so on. It is as simple as that. This was the first match at Anfield since Jurgen Klopp committed another four years of his future to this team, these fans, this stadium.

And in this compelling, two-horse title race, they blinked. But they didn’t really. In a super-charged atmosphere, they left nothing out there but were partially outfoxed by the cunning of Antonio Conte. These points dropped might mean it’s advantage Manchester City, but it is not over.