They say all good things must come to an end. And while Liverpool's 12-game winning run at home certainly has, the biggest question now is whether or not their Premier League titles hopes have.
Only time will tell on that score, but it has handed back all the initiative and all the impetus to a Manchester City side who will likely believe their name is on the title if they emerge unscathed at home to Newcastle on Sunday afternoon.
Rarely can going top of the Premier League in May have felt so deflating.